Key Points

1. BJP accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of interfering in an ED search on January 9, 2026.
2. The ED search was related to an alleged coal smuggling scam involving hawala transactions.
3. The search was conducted at a private consultancy firm against which a complaint of money laundering had been received.
4. Ravi Shankar Prasad alleged that Mamata Banerjee entered the property, intimidated ED officials, and snatched papers.
5. Prasad referred to the Saradha scam case and the Sandeshkhali violence case as previous instances of alleged obstruction of justice by Mamata Banerjee.