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I-PAC-ED vs Mamata: SC raps CM over ‘interference’ in probe, says such acts put democracy in jeopardy

The Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly deprecated the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s storming into premises of the Pratik Jain – the co-founder of political consultancy firm I-PAC – when the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was carrying out searches on January 8, this year, observing that such conduct by a constitutional functionary has the potential to undermine democratic processes.