New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a protest rally in Kolkata on Friday, a day after faceoff with Enforcement Directorate (ED) during its raids on political consultancy firm I-PAC.

The Trinamool Congress chief announced the protest rally against the central investigation agency's searches. She claimed the searches were an attempt to "loot" her party's documents ahead of assembly elections in West Bengal later this year.

The protest rally will be taken out form from Jadavpur 8B bus stand to Hazra crossing. The Chief Minister has urged people to take part in the over 5-km long rally.

High drama unfolded on Thursday during ED searches on the premises of political consultancy firm I-PAC and its direct...