Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday lauded West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and called her a “tigress”. The PDP chief hailed the TMC leader and said she is “very brave” and will not surrender.
Mehbooba was responding to Thursday’s ED searches at the office of the political consultancy firm I-PAC and the residence of its director, Pratik Jain, in Kolkata.
The action triggered a massive political backlash after Mamata Banerjee stormed the raid site, alleging that the central agency was trying to seize the TMC’s sensitive data ahead of the state elections.
Mehbooba said that while such raids by central investigative agencies have become a norm in Jammu and Kashmir, “the entire country is now tasting it”.
“When Article 370 was revoked, raids took place and three chief ministers were put behind bars, the majority of political parties maintained silence,” Mufti said, adding, “now this is being witnessed across the country.”
She was referring to the detention of herself, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah and current Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after the central government revoked Article 370 in August 2019.
“I am hopeful that Banerjee is very brave; she is a tigress, and she will effectively fight them and not surrender,” the PDP chief said.
The 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election is expected to be held in March–April 2026 to elect all 294 members of the state Assembly.
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