India, Jan. 9 -- A day after a dramatic standoff with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) during its raids on political consultancy firm I-PAC's office and residence in Kolkata, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a protest rally on Friday.

The TMC supremo had announced the rally against the central probe agency's searches, which she claimed were an attempt to "loot" her party's documents.

Mamata Banerjee will reportedly carry out the protest rally from Jadavpur 8B bus stand to Hazra crossing, and has urged people to take part in the over 5-km long rally.

Banerjee referred to Pratik Jain as in-charge of her party Trinamool Congress's (TMC) IT cell. She said that the ED raids were part of "political vendetta" and the ED us...