Archive · 27 Aug 2026
TMC Office Scuffle Erupts as Hoarding Removal Sparks Trespass Allegations
Officials from Kolkata’s municipal corporation and the police went to a Trinamool Congress office in Kolkata.
They wanted to remove a large party banner from the building.
TMC leaders said the officials brought an improper notice.
Abhishek Banerjee arrived and argued with the officials.
Derek O’Brien and other party workers were also involved in the confrontation.
The party alleged that some people were pushed or mistreated.
A TMC worker was reportedly detained.
The TMC said it would ask a court to examine what happened.
The officials’ explanation for the notice and removal was not provided in the articles.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials and police arrived at Abhishek Banerjee’s Camac Street office to remove a party banner or hoarding.
The Trinamool Congress alleged that officials entered with an unsigned, incomplete or “illegal” notice and illegally entered the office.
Abhishek Banerjee and Derek O’Brien confronted the officials, leading to an altercation and commotion.
The TMC alleged that officials pushed and heckled leaders and supporters, assaulted MPs, and tore women security personnel’s clothing.
A TMC worker was detained, and the party said it would approach the court over alleged trespass, harassment and police misconduct.
- Who
- TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien, other TMC leaders and workers, Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials, and Kolkata Police personnel.
- What
- A municipal and police team removed a TMC banner or hoarding from Banerjee’s office, triggering an altercation and allegations of illegal entry and misconduct.
- When
- Thursday, beginning around 4 p.m.; social-media posts cited in the report were dated August 27, 2026.
- Where
- Abhishek Banerjee’s office on Camac Street in central Kolkata, West Bengal.
- Why
- The officials arrived to remove the banner or hoarding; the articles do not state why the municipal authorities ordered its removal.
TMC Allegations
Municipal and Police Action
Notice and entry
TMC Allegations
The TMC alleged that officials entered Banerjee’s office with an unsigned, incomplete or otherwise illegal notice and trespassed into the building.
Municipal and Police Action
Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials and police entered the premises to carry out the hoarding removal, but the articles do not provide their explanation of the notice or entry.
Conduct during confrontation
TMC Allegations
The party alleged that officials and police pushed, heckled or assaulted Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien, supporters and staff, and that women security personnel’s clothes were torn.
Municipal and Police Action
The articles do not include a response from Kolkata Police or municipal officials to these allegations.
Political significance
TMC Allegations
Abhishek Banerjee described the incident as evidence of declining constitutional governance, while the TMC accused Kolkata Police of “hooliganism” and acting as BJP puppets.
Municipal and Police Action
The reported action was carried out by municipal officials accompanied by police, but the articles do not state that the authorities characterized it as a political action.
- Location
- Abhishek Banerjee’s Camac Street office in central Kolkata
- Municipal agency
- Kolkata Municipal Corporation
- Action
- Removal of a TMC banner or hoarding from atop the office building
- Reported start
- Around 4 p.m. on Thursday
- Notice dispute
- The TMC described the notice as unsigned, incomplete, error-filled and illegal
- Reported detention
- A TMC worker was detained, according to a PTI video cited in the report
- Legal response
- The TMC and Abhishek Banerjee said they would approach or move court
- Police response
- The articles provide the TMC’s allegations but no account from Kolkata Police
