Bengal polls: Trinamool refutes news report claiming I-PAC paused operations in the state

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday refuted a news report claiming that political consultancy Indian Political Action Committee has paused its operations in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections, calling it “completely baseless”.

In a statement, the party said it had come across a report claiming that I-PAC had “halted its operations in West Bengal for the next 20 days”. The Trinamool Congress described the claim as a “deliberate attempt to create confusion on the ground”.

I-PAC has managed the Trinamool Congress’ election campaigns, including the 2021 Assembly elections. It is also managing the party’s campaign for the upcoming state polls.

The Trinamool Congress said that the I-PAC team in West Bengal remained fully engaged with the party and that campaign activities were continuing as planned.

“The people of Bengal are fully capable of seeing through these attempts and will respond democratically,” the state’s ruling party said. “West Bengal will not be swayed by misinformation or intimidation.”

The comments came after a report in the Deccan Herald on Sunday said that I-PAC had decided to pause its operations in West Bengal following action by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering investigation linked to an alleged coal smuggling case in the state.

The report said that members of the political consultancy’s Bengal team had been informed that they...

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