Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Abhishek Banerjee Confronts Cops Over Kolkata Billboard Removal
Officials went to Abhishek Banerjee’s office in Kolkata to take down a Trinamool Congress billboard.
Banerjee argued with the police during the removal.
He said officials should first let a court hear the complaint.
He also said a court should issue an order before the billboard could be dismantled.
Banerjee pointed to other billboards on Camac Street that had not been removed.
He claimed some of those billboards belonged to the BJP.
He accused the police and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation of treating the billboards differently.
The article does not state the officials’ explanation for the removal.
Officials dismantled a Trinamool Congress billboard from Abhishek Banerjee’s Kolkata office.
Banerjee argued that the structure could be removed only after a court heard the affected party.
He said a court order should be passed before such dismantling takes place.
Banerjee alleged that other billboards above shops on Camac Street remain in place.
He claimed police and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation had not shown similar interest in removing BJP billboards.
- Who
- Abhishek Banerjee, police officials, and Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials were involved.
- What
- Officials dismantled a Trinamool Congress billboard from Banerjee’s Kolkata office, prompting his objection.
- Where
- At Abhishek Banerjee’s office in Kolkata; Banerjee also referred to billboards on Camac Street.
- Why
- Banerjee argued that removal required a court hearing and order, and alleged selective enforcement against Trinamool Congress billboards.
Banerjee’s Objection
Officials’ Removal Action
Whether prior court action was required
Banerjee’s Objection
Banerjee argued that the affected party should be heard by a court and that a court order should precede dismantling.
Officials’ Removal Action
Officials proceeded with dismantling the billboard; the article does not provide their stated position on whether a court order was required.
Consistency of billboard enforcement
Banerjee’s Objection
Banerjee alleged that police and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation had not removed other billboards, including BJP billboards on Camac Street.
Officials’ Removal Action
Officials removed the Trinamool Congress billboard, but the article gives no explanation for why other cited billboards remained.
- Main person
- Abhishek Banerjee
- Structure removed
- A Trinamool Congress billboard
- Location
- Banerjee’s office in Kolkata
- Other area cited
- Camac Street
- Banerjee’s legal argument
- A court should hear the aggrieved party before the structure is dismantled and issue an order.
- Alleged comparison
- Banerjee said BJP billboards above shops on Camac Street remained in place.
- Authorities named
- Police and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation