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Background of the Controversy The Supreme Court of India has taken cognisance of an escalating institutional confrontation between the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led West Bengal government , arising out of ED searches conducted on January 8 at premises linked to political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) in Kolkata and the residence of its director Pratik Jain . The searches were part of a money laundering investigation connected to alleged illegal coal mining and smuggling in West Bengal , involving suspected proceeds of crime exceeding ₹2,742 crore . Supreme Court Proceedings and Observations A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M Pancholi admitted two petitions : One filed by the Enforcement Directorate , and Another by three ED officers , seeking a court-monitored CBI investigation into the alleged obstruction faced during the searches. The Court described the situation as “very serious...

Background of the Karur Stampede Tragedy On September 27, 2025 , a tragic stampede occurred during a political rally organised by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor-turned-politician Vijay in Karur district, Tamil Nadu . The incident resulted in the death of at least 41 people and left over 60 injured , many of them women and children who had travelled from different parts of the state to attend the rally. The rally was scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm , but Vijay reportedly arrived only at 7:30 pm , leading to prolonged waiting periods, swelling crowds, and severe mismanagement at the venue. CBI Summons and Vijay’s Appearance in Delhi Months after the incident, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summoned Vijay for questioning in connection with the stampede probe. He is scheduled to appear before the agency at its Delhi headquarters , having flown from Chennai earlier in the day. According to PTI, TVK has formally requested the Delhi Police to provide security du...

Background: Centre–State Clash Escalates to the Apex Court The long-running confrontation between the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC)–led West Bengal government has now reached the Supreme Court of India , marking a significant escalation in a politically sensitive dispute ahead of state elections. The ED has approached the apex court by filing a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution , alleging that its lawful investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) was deliberately obstructed by the West Bengal state machinery, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee . ED’s Allegations: “Unprecedented Interference” in Central Investigation According to the ED’s petition, the controversy stems from search operations conducted on Thursday at multiple locations linked to political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) , including: The Kolkata office of I-PAC in Salt Lake The residence of I-PAC director Pr...

Kavitha Accuses Harish Rao and Santosh Rao of Corruption Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha has sparked a major internal storm by directly blaming her cousins — former irrigation minister T. Harish Rao and former MP J. Santosh Rao — for alleged large-scale irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP). Speaking at a press conference in Hyderabad after returning from a 10-day trip to the United States , Kavitha claimed that her father and BRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) was being made a scapegoat while others “amassed huge assets” from the project. She accused the two leaders of playing a pivotal role in the project’s execution, saying: “They accumulated huge assets blinding KCR. They are the anacondas of corruption.” Strong Objection to CBI Probe into Kaleshwaram Kavitha condemned Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s decision to hand over the Kaleshwaram case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) , calling it an insult to KC...