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An India Today special report investigates two major stories: a severe water crisis in Delhi and a political showdown in West Bengal. In the capital, residents of colonies like Namdhari Colony and Mayur Vihar Phase 2 are receiving black, foul-smelling water resembling sewage, a problem persisting for months. Reporter Shreya Chatterjee and local RWA officials highlight the systemic failure, criticizing the Delhi Jal Board's inaction despite official documents acknowledging the issue. Meanwhile, in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee physically intervened during an Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid on the IPAC office and the home of its chief, Pratik Jain. Accusing the Centre of a political vendetta ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, Banerjee alleged the raid was an attempt to seize confidential party documents and election strategy files.
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00:00India's Water SOS
00:07Wherever you look, water is toxic
00:13Delhi's traps are also death's traps
00:19Indians forced to drink poison
00:30It's part two of a water expose exclusively on India Today
00:44It's part two of the India Today expose today
00:56And this one has actually come from you the viewers
01:00When we showcased the reality of West Delhi
01:03A lot of you wrote back to us
01:05Talking about the water condition in your area
01:07So we said fine, we'll take up the challenge
01:10We asked our team of reporters to go down on ground
01:13And see if the water contamination case
01:16Was not the story just of West Delhi but across
01:19And the reality, well it's shocking
01:22It's beyond us on what we are seeing on the ground
01:26Here in the national capital alone
01:28Hello and welcome, I'm Sonal Mayrothra Kapoor
01:31This is 5 Live
01:32The water contamination will remain to be our top focus
01:36Here on the program
01:37First up, the headlines at this hour
01:39State of war in Bengal
01:43It heats up as ED raids the IPAC
01:46In a money laundering case
01:48That has allegedly got links to the Trinamul Congress
01:52Mamata Bandri rushed to the IPAC office
01:54And takes accounts away with her
01:57EDN approaches the Calcutta High Court
02:00Alleging obstruction of state officials
02:02Matter to be taken up tomorrow
02:04The much awaited release of Vijay's last film
02:10Jana Nayagan postponed now amid tussle with the censor board
02:14Several Tamil actors have come out in support of Talapati
02:18Matter also takes a political turn
02:20With Congress accusing now the centre of using the central control board
02:26Which is a censor board really as a political tool
02:29The National Herald reportedly received more advertisement funds
02:35From Congress-led Karnataka government
02:37Than any other national daily
02:39Therefore raising concerns over the use of public money
02:42According to details accessed by India Today
02:44And the government records
02:461.9 crore rupees was allotted to the newspaper in 23-24
02:50A probe in the stone-pelting incident at Delhi's Turkman Gate
02:57Has intensified now with a manhunt underway for those involved
03:02CCTV footage shows that provocation during the demolition drive was planned
03:07YouTuber Salman, who has millions of followers
03:10Incited the mob by falsely claiming the mosque
03:14Had been demolished by officials
03:16He also said that everyone would be made accountable on camera
03:21Massive slide on the Dalal Street
03:26Sensex ends the day nearly 800 points down
03:30Nifty falls 1% amidst Trump fresh tariff threats
03:34Amid anger over CDs of Hindu killings in Bangladesh
03:41The main accused in lynching of Deepu Das has been arrested
03:44Yasin allegedly planned and executed the attack and cited the mob
03:49Shocking shooting in the U.S. city of Minneapolis
03:58Where an immigration agent shot and killed a woman inside a car
04:03Police claim the woman there attempted to run over the agent
04:08And the incident comes amidst a wider immigration crackdown
04:11High drama on the high seas
04:14The U.S. has seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuelan crude
04:20Including one Russian flagged vessel during efforts to enforce sanctions
04:25And block Venezuelan oil exports
04:29Because Moscow has condemned the seizure as illegal
04:32And described it as outright primacy
04:35Pakistan's defense minister
04:41Paja Asif claims that Islamabad is getting record orders of fighter jets
04:47And might not need Indian monetary funds
04:50IMF's financial, international monetary fund
04:53Bigger part and IMF's financial assistant
04:55After six months
04:57This he said came after the four day war with India
05:00And OpenAI releases a new feature called ChatGPT Health
05:07To help users with health and fitness questions
05:11ChatGPT Health will be connected to the user's medical records and apps
05:15To give them personalized advice for questions related to health
05:19Over 200 million users have already asked ChatGPT about health
05:23And in fact they continue to do so about each year
05:25But do remember this does not replace your doctor's advice
05:30Our top story today
05:36Indoor should have been a wake-up call
05:39Ten deaths there, officially recorded, caused by contaminated water
05:43Exposed a very brutal truth that millions of Indians are being denied the most basic rights
05:49Hava toh kharaab thi hi
05:51But now the right to clean drinking water
05:54Is also something that we have to fight for on our everyday basis
05:58But India today's investigation shows the danger does not end in Indoor
06:03It is not an isolated incident
06:05On Wednesday we showed you a report
06:08Where we revealed that how residents of the Kuvarsingh colony in West Delhi
06:13Were being forced to consume something that looked like a mix-up with sewage water
06:18Even as authorities insisted, there was nothing wrong
06:22That was part one remember
06:24And we ended the program by telling you that we will bring you the full picture
06:28Today we are in the second act as they say
06:34The picture has grown darker
06:37Part 2 of India today's water expose suggests this is not an isolated failure
06:43Not a stray leak
06:44Not a one-off lapse
06:47From West Delhi to even East Delhi
06:50There are troubling signs of deeper, systemic breakdown in the capital's drinking water network
06:57The warnings are there, the data exists, the consequences are known
07:02But what appears missing is urgency
07:05Before negligence turns fatal
07:09Indoor shows the cost of delay
07:12The question is whether Delhi is listening
07:15You listen meanwhile to the part 2 of this expose
07:19This is part 2 of India today's Delhi water expose
07:32In part 1 we showed how residents of Kuvarsingh colony in West Delhi
07:44Were being forced to drink sewage-like water
07:46Now, India today reports from 2 more locations
07:51Exposing how deep the rot runs in the national capital
07:55This is Namdhari colony in Ramesh Nagar
08:08What you are seeing is not drain water
08:11Even though it's black in colour
08:13Foul-smelling with froth floating on top
08:17This is drinking water
08:19Supplied straight from government pipelines
08:21Residents say this is sewer-mixed water
08:24And has been flowing into their homes for months
08:27These women are not here to protest
08:33They are holding evidence of what their families are forced to consume every single day
08:39What you see right now here in Namdhari colony
08:45Is sewer-mixed contaminated water
08:48That is being provided by the direct pipeline of the Delhi Jalbod
08:53One smell of this water and it stinks of sewerage
08:57This is a problem that's been persisting for months right now
09:00And people say that they've been left with no solution
09:05One question to the Delhi Jalbod and the government
09:09Are they waiting for a tragedy to unfold
09:12Until they take some serious action on the ground?
09:16You don't want to vote for us
09:18And when we have to give them
09:21Where are you?
09:21Where are you?
09:22Where are you?
09:23This sinus problem is
09:25I don't smell the smell
09:27I can't
09:28Then we will take up water
09:29And I'm going to sit and ask you in the morning
09:33It's 4 o'clock
09:34You can check that the water is clean
09:36It means it will be clean
09:37The smell is not
09:39No one will come
09:40And if it happens
09:41It's only two days
09:42If it happens
09:44It's only two days
09:46After the third day
09:47Then we will find water
09:48Nothing
09:49Like any of our problem
09:51Many of our two days
09:52We don't drink water
09:53But the blood is very numb
09:54Because he's got these germs
09:56There is so much smell
09:59There is so many
10:01It's like more
10:01The smell of the milk
10:03It's like that
10:03It's like the milk
10:04It's like milk
10:05It's like the milk
10:06It's like milk
10:07It's like the milk
10:09It's like the milk
10:10India today entered homes, checked the water and compared it with bottled drinking water.
10:24The difference is stark and terrifying.
10:27Clear, safe water on one side, dark, contaminated water on the other.
10:41And this is the reality people are living with.
10:57And here's the most damning part.
11:08India today has access to official Delhi Jalport documents.
11:11On paper, DJB itself admits water contamination in this area.
11:17The documents clearly say pipelines need urgent repair.
11:21The problem is acknowledged in writing.
11:24No negative report.
11:38That claim collapses against ground reality and DJB's own data.
11:45Between October and December 2025, DJB's own sample data shows contamination across several zones.
11:52Dwarka and Nangloi among the worst affected.
11:56These are official records.
12:05From West Delhi to East Delhi, the fear is same.
12:09In Mayur Vihar Phase 2, residents say the water is so filthy and foul smelling, that even touching it feels unsafe.
12:19The fear runs deeper because people remember Indore.
12:22Residents say people have fallen sick after drinking this water.
12:51Many were even hospitalized for days.
12:53This is not a complaint.
13:21This is a warning.
13:23Act before lives are lost.
13:28Delhi has the warnings.
13:30Delhi has the data.
13:31Delhi has the documents.
13:34What it lacks is urgency.
13:36From Namdhari Colony to Mayur Vihar, the message is clear.
13:43Clean water is not a luxury.
13:45It is a fundamental right.
13:47From West and East Delhi, with video journalist Deepak Bisht and Amarjeet Singh, Shreya Chatterjee for India Today.
13:56All right, so that was West Delhi yesterday.
14:04Today, we took you to East.
14:06We touched upon two more colonies.
14:08And look what the reality is.
14:10The water is dirty.
14:12And even the RWA chief is saying they're constantly taking those requests to the government, taking it to their local MLA, MLC, going to jail board.
14:23But who's listening, really?
14:25Well, we are.
14:26And we've decided to take up matter in our own hands now.
14:30Shreya Chatterjee joins us now.
14:32Shreya has been bringing all those absolutely brilliant reports from yesterday, which was part one, to today, which is in Mayur Vihar.
14:40Shreya also, you know, with us today are some residents you would like to know from Mayur Vihar.
14:46Residents Vikas Nakpal actually wrote to us on Twitter and said that he saw the report yesterday and wanted to talk about the situation in his colony today.
14:57Even before I could get that message across to you, you were already in Mayur Vihar.
15:01So clearly, everybody has an issue with the area.
15:04I'm going to come to the residents in just a bit, but I want to get a sense from Shreya first.
15:09Shreya, when you're going from colony to colony, the constant thing that I'm hearing from everyone is
15:16that this is an issue that has existed only in the past couple of months, number one.
15:21Second, they have complained about it, but nobody's listening.
15:25And third, the absolute denial by authorities who are saying,
15:29haan ji, kardenge, or they're saying, no, no, everything is fine.
15:32When clearly, even the documentation that you found says otherwise.
15:36So there is no way left where anything, you know, to say that the water is not dirty.
15:44Documents, witness on ground, and also what you're seeing is evidence, you know, with their own eyes and smelling with their own nose.
15:52Everything points towards dirty water, but nobody's listening.
15:56Absolutely. You know, Sonor, what is really scary is the fact that there's no urgency with which this matter is being looked at.
16:04Now, remember the first report we showed, they said that for two months they're suffering with the issue.
16:09Namdhari colony, they say for 10 months they're suffering with the issue.
16:12Mayur Vihar, they also say it's a month long matter right now.
16:15So the fact is that they know this, it's recorded.
16:18We got that document, which is the tender document of the Delhi Jaal board in the Namdhari colony,
16:25where the acknowledgement is there that yes, water is contaminated and there's an urgency to repair the pipeline.
16:31Yet we are being told it will take till March for the repairment to take place.
16:35This is one paper that we've accessed and multiple more online documents on the Delhi Jaal board website show that between the month of October till the month of December alone, 92 samples were actually found to be contaminated.
16:48So what was the result after that? Why do we not see the corrective measures being taken?
16:53And remember that by it we showed, Sonor, the MD, NDMC vice chairperson, he's saying that we are sampling it and we don't get a negative report, yet their own data is saying something else.
17:03So clearly the apparatus in the national capital, despite one party at the helm of affairs, is still not being able to work together.
17:11That is a bigger challenge that the people are right now facing.
17:15And Shreya, we yesterday spoke about it, that you did a very nice thing of collecting the water actually, everywhere you go.
17:22And you've now sort of put labels on it, right?
17:25How big is your basket right now? Because after you put that out yesterday, I got so many messages.
17:31And everybody is saying this is a brilliant idea, we must put together an area-wise basket of water.
17:38Please show us where all you've visited so far and what is the water looking like?
17:41I have three bottles already collected.
17:43We have one which is from the first location in Vikaspuri Assembly Constituency.
17:49This is Niloti colony.
17:50The second one is from the Namdhari colony, which falls under the Motinagar Assembly Constituency.
17:57And then we have the other one, which is from the Mayur Bihar area.
18:00So we are collecting these water bottles.
18:02Wherever more we go, we will.
18:04And yes, Sonal, this is the idea that we put together, that we will probably be sending this hamper so that there's some acknowledgement.
18:09Because denial is something that we will not sit with this time.
18:12We have evidence on the ground.
18:14We have documents there.
18:15People in the national capital can't be left suffering with contaminated water, because water is a basic right.
18:20This is the basic that we can expect our government to fix at an urgency.
18:25And let me add to it now.
18:27It's a great initiative.
18:28Let's keep adding water to this basket.
18:31And if any of the viewers right now watching on whatever platform, you think your water is worse than that or just like that, send us your bottle.
18:39Give us your name.
18:40Send it to the MediaPlex.
18:41Let's collect these waters and let's see what's actually happening in this case.
18:45And we'll take that basket, like promised, to the authorities and figure out what is to be done over there.
18:51Shreya, we'll see you again back with more reports on this one.
18:53Thanks so much for this one.
18:58All right.
18:58And like I said, the response on ground to a story like this is that people are now just walking up to us, sending me messages,
19:05Whatsapping and even tagging us on Twitter to talk about how dirty the water is.
19:10One of the viewers, Vikas Naakpal, is with us.
19:12Vikas Ji, Namaskar.
19:14Thank you very much for talking to us.
19:16Thank you very much for talking to us.
19:17We thought we would talk to you.
19:18This is the whole colony behind you.
19:20What exactly is the issue there?
19:22How long have you got bad contaminated water?
19:26My name is Anil Kumar.
19:28I am the General Secretary of Pocket App.
19:30With our President Mr. Amit Gupta, Mr. Bhupendra Varun Vice-President, and all of us are here.
19:36I do miss you, Mr. Bhupendra Varun Vice-President.
19:38I have invited you to join me here.
19:40foreign
20:10I am sure you have to go to your local MLA, MLC, DGBA and all of you will be able to tell them.
20:19When you tell the people that the water is growing up, what do you say?
20:23Madam, we have a J, A, A, and our residents.
20:31We also have our voices.
20:33They have helped us.
20:35They have helped us.
20:36They have helped us to help us.
20:39We have a community.
20:41We are now from the State of the State of the State.
20:45We are now from the State of the State.
20:48Mr. Ravinder Negi.
20:50Yes, Mr. Ravinder Negi.
20:51Who are you from?
20:53Yes, Mr. Ravinder Negi.
20:57What did you say to them?
20:59What did you say to them?
21:02Yes, they said that I will provide funds and change the pipeline.
21:07But the people of the Delhi Jalbord, they gave it to me.
21:11They didn't say that we will change it or not.
21:14I mean, no matter how much of our society is not.
21:17Yes.
21:18With you, Anil ji, please, let me give you a mic.
21:21We also want to hear from you.
21:22What kind of difficulties are you going to go to the hospital?
21:32Hello.
21:39I am RWA Pocket F President Amit Gupta.
21:44Mayour Vihar Phase 2.
21:46We are so nervous here for 1 year.
21:52We are so nervous that all you have looked at here.
21:55So, we are so nervous.
21:57We have so much water.
21:59People are giving water from all over the world.
22:03We are drinking water from all over the world.
22:06We are drinking water from all over the world.
22:08We are very sick here.
22:10We are hospitalized here.
22:12We want to say our Jal Mantri, Shiri Parvesh Shaheb Singh Ji,
22:18that we keep our pocket-of-the-art attention,
22:22that we are completely clean.
22:24We are going to get a year.
22:26We are heading to our House of Taking Water.
22:29We are being kept on the right side.
22:32We are using a letterhead.
22:34We also want to know that the water,
22:38you are being braised.
22:41This water is water.
22:42We are drinking water from all over the world.
22:45We haveseits if we are allergic.
22:48We are drinking water from all over the world.
22:51We want to keep this water from all over the world.
22:55and we have ladies who will tell us about this.
22:59Yes, the water is a lot of water.
23:04The water is a lot of water.
23:08The smell of water is flowing completely.
23:10The smell of water is flowing completely.
23:12The smell of water is flowing completely.
23:14I am Bhupendra Verma, RWA pocket of my UAR paste to the Vice President.
23:24The smell of water is flowing more than one year.
23:28We have to go to the heart of water and not tell them.
23:35We also go to the Residence.
23:37They keep their own smell.
23:38But they don't hear anything.
23:40The system is completely collapsed.
23:42It's a middle class colony.
23:45It's an upper middle class colony.
23:54Why are you not working with me?
23:59It's important to know how to do this situation.
24:02It's a different type of diarrhea.
24:04It's a different type of diarrhea.
24:06It's a different type of diarrhea.
24:07It's allergic to people.
24:08But it doesn't listen to me.
24:09So we request you to meet the researcher,
24:11and ask her to support the situation.
24:14Thank you so much.
24:16Yes, yes, Anil Ji, please give me the mic.
24:22In the last half or two years, this problem is happening in the pipeline here.
24:27Yes, yes, yes.
24:31The pipeline here has completely changed.
24:34Since 30 or 40 years, the pipeline has not changed.
24:38As much as the water-related appliances, everything is bad.
24:41There is a washing machine or a water filter.
24:44There is a washing machine.
24:46There is a washing machine.
24:48There is a water tank, a overhead tank.
24:50Everything is bad.
24:52Everything is bad.
24:54Hello.
24:56Anil Ji, I am able to understand.
24:58All of these things are the same.
25:00Yes, yes.
25:02Can I tell you, why are you not able to take action on DJPs?
25:06Basically, it is the same thing.
25:10I am able to do the same thing as well.
25:13I am able to make a decision.
25:15Now, if the Chief Minister of Delhi is the chief minister,
25:21If you are listening to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, what do you say?
25:26I want to say this.
25:31I want to say that we have voted for BJP and voted for BJP.
25:35We hope that BJP will be able to get the water in our pocket of your face tube.
25:44Thank you very much for talking to us and I can promise you that we will take the government's voice and take the water to the government.
25:58And let's see what happens after that.
26:00But that's the reality.
26:02People are now getting together and saying that it's been over a year, they've been knocking every door possible,
26:07but they continue to get this dirty, stinky sewage mixed water.
26:14All right, big breaking news on the top political story of the day after ED.
26:25IPAC has also now filed a plea in the Calcutta High Court.
26:29IPAC has now sought immediate stay on the ED raids.
26:34The ED plea had said that there is obstruction in raids by government functionary
26:38and the Calcutta High Court now may hear the matter as early as tomorrow.
26:43That's the big breaking news coming in at this hour.
26:45All this in the run-up to polls that are going to happen there.
26:49All this in the run-up to the constant tussle that we see between the TMC and BJP as well.
26:56My colleague Indrajeet joins us for more on this.
26:59Indrajeet, give us the update.
27:06Well, you know, first we saw the Enforcement Directorate moving the Calcutta High Court against, you know,
27:13the infringement of what they call the illegal obstacles being created by the West Bengal State Administration,
27:20Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, because we saw what happened.
27:23Mamata Banerjee came here, you know, at the premises where the ED was conducting the search and raid operations.
27:28Two premises. Of course, one is Prateek Jayan's house and the office behind me, which is, of course, the IPAC headquarters.
27:37And now the IPAC itself, the organization, the private agency, which is helping as a consultant to the Tribunal Congress,
27:45they have now moved the Calcutta High Court.
27:47They are seeking an immediate, you know, stay on the search operations and the raids that have been carried out by the Enforcement Directorate at their offices.
27:57So, it's a counter, you know, move, legal move that the IPAC, you know, organization has now resorted to.
28:06For our viewers who are just tuning in, help us understand the connection IPAC has with TMC.
28:12Why is it so critical? And why do you have Mamata Banerjee herself march into the office to say that these papers will not be taken?
28:19Well, look, IPAC is an organization, the Indian Political Action Committee that was formed by Prashant Kishore,
28:31who, you know, consultant, political consultant turned politician in Bihar.
28:36Now, Prashant Kishore is no longer with IPAC anymore.
28:39It's been looked after by Prateek Jayan, who was one of the co-founders of this political consultancy firm.
28:44Now, they got engaged with the Trinimal Congress in 2020, right after the Lok Sabha elections in 2019.
28:52That was the time when IPAC was brought in on the Trinimal Congress fold to work with the political party.
28:58You would remember, in 2021, that is the last West Bengal assembly elections,
29:02IPAC played a very, very crucial role in the campaign, in designing the campaign for Mamata Banerjee and the Trinimal Congress.
29:08Since then, they have been working at tandem in West Bengal.
29:12You know, this is the building, the Gold Ridge Waterside building.
29:15And the IPAC headquarters, of course, is housed here at this very building.
29:21And they have been working here.
29:23They have a huge, you know, force working for the Trinimal Congress as a consultancy firm.
29:29And in 2021, they played a crucial role.
29:33In 2024, that is, last year's Lok Sabha election, they played a very crucial role.
29:36And now, Mamata Banerjee and the Trinimal Congress is alleging that this is an extension of their political activities.
29:43That this is the IPAC office here, the headquarter, is an extension of the 3MC party office.
29:48Because its campaign strategy, you know, its candidate list, everything, all the data has been kept here.
29:54And she is now alleging that the central government, that the BJP, specifically Home Minister Amit Shah, is using central agencies to steal these information.
30:03These are very sensitive information, secret information, parties' plans.
30:07The TMC is alleging that they are trying to steal that because they can't fight them electorally in the election.
30:14So, this is how the Trinimal is trying to set the narrative.
30:16And Mamata Banerjee has now stated that she will be out on the streets of Kolkata tomorrow.
30:21She will be leading a protest march at 2pm in the afternoon.
30:25That's right. So, Indraji, they are explaining the whole fiasco to you.
30:29So, very critical to understand why TMC is behaving the way it is behaving right now.
30:34And perhaps the allegations that have come in.
30:36But more breaking news coming on this front.
30:38One that Indraji already spoke about.
30:40Mamata Banerjee has upped the ante.
30:42She has jumped into the issue herself.
30:44And now she is going to be leading a protest tomorrow as well.
30:48Which is said to be a mega one.
30:50And is likely to take centre stage.
30:53Tapas, my colleague, is also with us.
30:55Tapas, Mamata Banerjee is really on top of this issue.
30:59From landing at the office herself to the protest that she is going to lead tomorrow.
31:03This is critical information then, it looks like.
31:09Well, yes, absolutely.
31:10We are barely three months away from the status of the election.
31:14And ahead of that, this kind of incident unfolding here in West Bengal is absolutely unprecedented in its nature.
31:20While a raid was being conducted, Mohata Banerjee being a chief minister went inside and took important documents along with her.
31:26To which the enforcement directorate have also reacted.
31:29But it's very clear the stage is set.
31:31It's all out between the BJP and the Theranamul Congress.
31:33Mohata Banerjee will be walking on the streets tomorrow at 2 p.m.
31:37Jira Moore, which is approximately six kilometers walk.
31:45And she has been on this issue against the central agencies for a very, very long time.
31:51And tomorrow, we can say it's just going to be one another beginning that Mohata Banerjee will make.
31:57And this narrative, as she has said today, that the central agencies are being used by the BJP to target as a political vendetta against the Theranamul Congress is going to be one of the main important issue in run-up to 2026 elections in West Bengal.
32:12Back to you.
32:13Very, very critical.
32:15Mamata Banerjee, the street fighter that she is, she's back on the streets of Bengal now to take control of the entire situation.
32:22Tapas and Indrajeet stay back with us.
32:24Let's listen in also to what Mamata Banerjee said on this matter earlier.
32:27If you are all with the most in Bengal, you have the courage and fight in the election.
32:41Why would you put up the party and IT sector to red the people of the party?
32:43The election commission, which is doing in BJP and the BJP, is doing in the whole WhatsApp.
32:49There is no written direction.
32:52All right, very clear.
33:20She's not mincing her words over there at all.
33:23Mamata Banerjee is saying that the ED and the Election Commission
33:26working clearly on the diktat of the Home Minister,
33:29naming him over there.
33:30Indrajit, let me come to you.
33:32She in her bite has not called it IPAC office at all, by the way.
33:35She's saying that this is the IT centre of the TMC,
33:39which has been now raided by the ED.
33:41And clearly her question is that it's happening three months before elections.
33:45Why do you want all the intelligence of what's happening within the party?
33:50Well, that's right.
33:54That's the narrative that the, you know,
33:56Trinamore Congress wants to set
33:58in order to take this fight politically head on against the BJP.
34:02Now, there are two things.
34:03One, of course, is a legal battle
34:05because Mamata Banerjee being the state chief minister
34:07at a time when there is a formal raid and search operation
34:12being carried out by a central agency at a premises.
34:15Can she enter?
34:17Can she, will that be construed as, you know,
34:21obstructing a central agency from doing their job?
34:24Now, that is exactly what the enforcement directorate has said in their statement.
34:29And they have also stated that, you know, electronic evidence,
34:33you know, documents have been taken away by Mamata Banerjee
34:37and her team of bureaucrats who entered the location this morning.
34:42So that is the allegation.
34:44On the other hand, now you see the IPAC,
34:46which is the external agency working for the Trinamore.
34:48They have also moved the Calcutta High Court.
34:50And they are saying that this raid and search operation
34:53should be immediately stayed.
34:54So it's a legal battle that would be fought.
34:58But the political battle would be fought...
35:00I have a question because I'm looking at the sequence of visuals that happened
35:04of how Mamata Banerjee came in, got inside, took the paper.
35:08She comes outside with that file that she's holding
35:11and then she addresses the crowd
35:13and then she talks about how her party has been targeted.
35:15Inderjee, just explain the timeline to me.
35:18What exactly happened?
35:20The raid was underway when she barged in and snatched the papers?
35:24Explain the timeline to me.
35:29Well, that's extremely, you know, crucial.
35:33And in a sense, what happened was sensational.
35:37Mamata Banerjee entered Prateek Jain's residence.
35:41Prateek Jain is the person who runs IPAC here in Kolkata.
35:45In the absence of, you know, Prashant Kishore,
35:48who was actually one of the co-founders,
35:49it is Prateek Jain, another co-founder,
35:51who actually calls the shots in IPAC.
35:53He has settled in Kolkata for the past several years.
35:57He was looking after the campaign in 2024
35:59and of course the 2026 campaign as well.
36:01So it was his residence where the ED officials went.
36:05ED officials also came to this office,
36:08which is the headquarter of the Indian Political Action Committee
36:12here in Kolkata.
36:14So these are the two locations ED started their search and raid operations simultaneously.
36:19Mamata Banerjee came out of her house.
36:21She was en route to the secretariat.
36:23She got the information.
36:25She first went to Prateek Jain's house,
36:27you know, just before Mamata Banerjee.
36:30It was the Kolkata Police Commissioner, Manoj Verma,
36:32who entered Prateek Jain's house.
36:34Then Mamata Banerjee went there.
36:35Immediately she comes out.
36:37She comes out with a file in her hand, a blue folder.
36:40And then she says that the BJP has unleashed the central agencies
36:44to steal vital political data,
36:48TMC's campaign strategy and candidate list
36:51from Prateek Jain's house and from the IPAC office.
36:55And then she said that I'm also visiting the IPAC headquarters.
36:58So she came here.
36:59This is the office where about 100 people from the IPAC works.
37:02This is where Prateek Jain also sits.
37:05So she came here at about quarter to one in the afternoon
37:07and she left this premises at 4.30.
37:11Only when Prateek Jain,
37:12after the raids were over at his residence,
37:16he was allowed to leave.
37:18He came to this very office.
37:19I will ask my camera person to once again pan and show.
37:22He came to this very office
37:23and only then Mamata Banerjee left.
37:26But while she was leaving,
37:27she once again charged at the BJP saying
37:29this is a big conspiracy that is being hatched.
37:31And she said that she has a very important government event to attend.
37:36At 4.15, she was to inaugurate a camp
37:40for the Ganga Sagar Mela in Kolkata.
37:42She's gone there.
37:43She is at that program.
37:45And she said once she is done with that program,
37:47she will again come back to this IPAC headquarters
37:51and she would stay here.
37:52So we don't know what's going to happen.
37:54Just a short while back,
37:55a few media officials left.
37:56Unbelievable, Indrajeet.
37:59It's unprecedented what's happening right now.
38:03Unprecedented what's happening.
38:04This is a street fight in its full sense, right?
38:08This is Mamata Banerjee.
38:10No matter who you believe on this,
38:12whether you believe the ED or you believe the BJP
38:14or you believe the TMC,
38:15either way, this is just unprecedented.
38:18What a mockery of a democracy this has become
38:21and especially what's happening in West Bengal right now.
38:24In fact, the entire sequence is very, very telling.
38:27And Mamata Banerjee held the mic right after
38:30she came out with those papers in hand
38:32and she said something.
38:33Let's listen in.
38:36The candid list,
38:38the party strategy,
38:41the party plan.
38:42Is it the duty of the ED?
38:44I don't mean, sir.
38:47The nasty home minister,
38:49the naughty home minister
38:51who cannot protect the country
38:53and he's taking away all my party documents.
38:58If I read the BJP party office,
39:00what will be?
39:00What will be the result?
39:05They don't have any,
39:06they didn't have any guards.
39:09One side, the SIR case,
39:11they are deleting all the names of the Bengal peoples,
39:15more than two core people,
39:171.5 core people are being called,
39:2054 lakhs are being deleted
39:22without any
39:24asking their details.
39:30They are using WhatsApp only?
39:34And because of election,
39:35they are collecting all my information of my party?
39:38All right.
39:44And more appeals are falling off
39:47in the massive,
39:49you know,
39:50massive street fight
39:52that seems to be,
39:53to have broken out politically
39:55in West Bengal,
39:56where now the IPAC chief there,
39:58Prateek Jain,
39:59his family is to file a police complaint
40:01accusing ED
40:02of sort of sealing
40:05and, you know,
40:05key documents during the raid.
40:08Now,
40:08what exactly is happening here?
40:09Let's explain the context to you.
40:12ED in the morning,
40:14raided the office,
40:15which is called IPAC.
40:17What they think is IPAC,
40:19what they call is IPAC.
40:20In fact,
40:21the residence of Prateek Jain as well.
40:23But right in the middle of that raid,
40:26Mamata Banerjee,
40:26that's the shot on your screen right now.
40:28She barges in.
40:29She goes inside in middle of that raid,
40:32goes in,
40:33grabs the papers,
40:34which she claims are of her party,
40:35has the candidate list,
40:37has the party's strategy,
40:38slogans,
40:38all of the blueprint
40:40that she wants to get underway with
40:42in the upcoming election,
40:43just three months away.
40:44She holds them,
40:46gets it out of the raid,
40:47comes out
40:48with that folder in her hand.
40:49That's the shot.
40:51She's coming out
40:51with that folder
40:52in her hand
40:53and then she tells people
40:55that the very,
40:57very notorious
40:58and naughty
40:59Home Minister
41:00is behind this.
41:01She names
41:02Home Minister Amit Shah
41:03and says
41:04this is how the BJP
41:05is trying to sabotage
41:07the election
41:08and kill
41:09their campaign strategy.
41:10Remember,
41:11all of these are claims
41:13that Mamata Banerjee
41:14is making.
41:14Let's be very,
41:15very clear,
41:15but what a day.
41:17What an unprecedented story.
41:18Indujit is back with us.
41:19Indujit,
41:20you know,
41:20we've managed to see
41:21the full sequence there.
41:23She goes in,
41:24gets the papers out,
41:25comes back
41:26with that,
41:27you know,
41:28folder over there,
41:29very telling green color
41:30of the TMC
41:31that the folder is in
41:32and then she comes out
41:33and says
41:34that the very naughty
41:35Home Minister
41:35is actually behind this.
41:37Now,
41:37what is happening?
41:38Legally speaking,
41:40ED has now gone to court
41:41saying TMC intruded.
41:43TMC has gone to court again
41:45saying that their rights
41:46have been infringed.
41:47They've gone to two
41:48separate courts,
41:49however.
41:49Well, that's right.
41:55It is the IPAC
41:56which has now,
41:57you know,
41:57moved to the Calcutta High Court
41:59seeking a stay
42:00on the rate
42:01that's underway
42:02at their office.
42:03In fact,
42:04what we are also hearing
42:05is that Prateek Jain's
42:06family has also now,
42:08you know,
42:08filed a police complaint
42:10in the local police station
42:12where,
42:12under the jurisdiction
42:13of which
42:14his house is
42:15and they have,
42:16you know,
42:17filed a case
42:17of trespassing.
42:19So,
42:19you know,
42:20there is a legal
42:21battle that is underway
42:21but of course
42:22as we have been discussing
42:23it is Mamata Banerjee
42:25and her vintage
42:26street fighter image
42:27that would be visible
42:28once again
42:28and she would be out
42:30on the streets
42:30of Kolkata tomorrow.
42:31She would be leading
42:33a protest march
42:35at 2pm in the afternoon.
42:37You can expect
42:38the entire TMC top brass.
42:40This is how she galvanizes support,
42:42you know.
42:42She's already given a call
42:43for a protest.
42:44There are already protests
42:45taking place across Kolkata
42:47in various parts
42:47in the districts.
42:48She's asked her leaders
42:49to be out on the streets
42:51and not let go
42:52of this opportunity.
42:54So,
42:54this also provides
42:55an opportunity
42:56for the Trinamul Congress
42:57to,
42:58you know,
42:59somehow gauge
43:01the well-oiled,
43:03you know,
43:03organization
43:04that the Trinamul Congress
43:05has.
43:05It's very,
43:06very powerful
43:06to once again,
43:08you know,
43:09trigger them
43:09and to bring them
43:10out on the streets
43:11and to get them
43:12high
43:12and the adrenaline rushing.
43:14So,
43:15this helps
43:15the Trinamul Congress
43:16in a sense.
43:17So,
43:17Mamata Banerjee
43:18playing the victim card
43:19once again,
43:20one that she is
43:21best at playing.
43:22That's vintage
43:23Mamata Banerjee
43:23for you.
43:25Vintage Mamata Banerjee
43:26and the street fighter
43:27Mamata Banerjee.
43:28She's taking it
43:29back to the streets
43:30and every time
43:30she comes out
43:31with something,
43:31she gives a bite.
43:32She wants everybody
43:33to know
43:33what really
43:34is happening
43:34over there.
43:35What a day really
43:36for both Tapas
43:37and you,
43:38Indrajit,
43:38to be tracking
43:39this story.
43:40Unprecedented really.
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