Archive · 21 Jul 2026
Mamata Banerjee alleges vandalism at Martyrs' Day rally
Mamata Banerjee's group in the Trinamool Congress says that people from the BJP, with help from the police, damaged the stage for their Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata.
They think this is wrong because the court had allowed the rally to happen.
The court is now asking the police for an explanation.
Mamata Banerjee said they might take legal action against the government and police if they keep causing problems.
The rally is to remember 13 people who were killed by the police during a protest in 1993.
Mamata Banerjee's faction alleges BJP activists vandalized the Martyrs' Day rally stage with police assistance.
The Calcutta High Court is seeking an explanation from the Kolkata Police regarding the incident.
Justice Sougata Bhattacharya expressed shock and embarrassment over the vandalism.
Mamata Banerjee threatened to file a contempt of court petition against the state government and police.
The rally commemorates 13 Youth Congress workers killed in police firing in 1993.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee's faction of the Trinamool Congress
- What
- Alleged vandalism of the Martyrs' Day rally stage
- When
- July 21
- Where
- Central Kolkata, in front of the Birla Planetarium
- Why
- To disrupt the rally and allegedly show contempt of court
Trinamool Congress (Mamata Banerjee faction)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Allegations of Vandalism
Trinamool Congress (Mamata Banerjee faction)
The Trinamool Congress faction led by Mamata Banerjee alleges that BJP activists, with police assistance, vandalized the stage for their Martyrs' Day rally.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
The BJP has not yet publicly responded to the allegations of vandalism.
- Date of Incident
- July 21
- Location
- Central Kolkata, in front of the Birla Planetarium
- Court Involved
- Calcutta High Court
- Justice Handling the Case
- Justice Sougata Bhattacharya
- Alleged Perpetrators
- BJP activists with police assistance
- Rally Significance
- Honoring 13 Youth Congress workers killed in police firing in 1993