Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee has alleged that BJP goons attacked his house in South Kolkata at around 2 am on Saturday morning. Abhishek Banerjee has also shared a video. He claims that his office and house were searched for two days before the attack. Former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also reached Abhishek Banerjee's residence in Kalighat.
West Bengal Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Dilip Ghosh has rejected this allegation. He said that when power goes out of hand, such allegations are common. Kolkata Police said that there was a clash between two groups, after which the police team reached the spot. Police is busy investigating the case.
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Questions raised on police and courts also
Abhishek Banerjee wrote on X that this is the seventh attempt on his life in the last 6 months. He claimed that despite this, neither the police took any action nor the court intervened. He accused the Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court of remaining mute spectators. Abhishek Banerjee also said that the attack took place in front of the Kolkata Police.
Why did BJP vs Trinamool Congress become a case?
The controversy started when BJP supporters raised slogans of 'thief' outside Banerjee's house in Kalighat. In response, TMC supporters also raised slogans and a clash broke out between the two sides. According to local people, the situation worsened and allegations of fighting and stone pelting arose between both the parties.
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Abhishek Banerjee alleges that stones and bricks were thrown at TMC workers. He claimed that some of his supporters were seriously injured. One needs plastic surgery and the other has a broken bone near his eye. It is not clear whether TMC supporters had reached there on Saturday night on the occasion of Banerjee's birthday or not.
What is TMC saying?
TMC MP Saugata Roy also accused BJP workers of attack. He said that the police were present but could not do anything and policemen were also attacked. He called it a deliberate attempt to eliminate the opposition.
Saugata Roy said on Saturday that it is Abhishek Banerjee's birthday. This decision has been taken to scare his supporters. Abhishek Banerjee had also alleged on Friday that some unknown people were monitoring his house for 2 days and when he was interrupted, they were claiming to be policemen.