Archive · 3 Sep 2026
TMC Seeks President, Governor Meetings After Camac Street Vandalism
The Trinamool Congress says law and order in West Bengal is getting worse.
It has asked President Droupadi Murmu and Governor R.N. Ravi for meetings.
The party says people attacked its workers and damaged an office in Kolkata.
Abhishek Banerjee also said another office in Amtala was vandalised.
The TMC blamed BJP activists for the Camac Street incident.
These allegations have not been independently verified.
The party also wants to discuss alleged police misuse, crimes against women and pressure on opposition voices.
Police have questioned Abhishek Banerjee and two others about a separate dispute involving a billboard.
The Trinamool Congress sought appointments with President Droupadi Murmu and Governor R.N. Ravi over West Bengal’s law and order situation.
The party alleged that BJP activists attacked workers and vandalised its Camac Street office early Thursday.
Abhishek Banerjee said two of his offices, in Amtala and Camac Street, were vandalised within a month.
The TMC plans to raise alleged attacks on its leaders, police misuse, crimes against women and repression of opposition voices.
The Camac Street office is also linked to a billboard dispute in which Kolkata Police questioned Abhishek Banerjee and two others.
- Who
- The Trinamool Congress, Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee, along with President Droupadi Murmu and Governor R.N. Ravi.
- What
- The TMC sought meetings to report alleged attacks, police misuse and deterioration in West Bengal’s law and order.
- When
- The letters were sent on Thursday; the Camac Street incident was alleged to have occurred around 4:30 a.m., and two offices were reportedly vandalised within one month.
- Where
- West Bengal, including Camac Street in central Kolkata and Amtala in South 24 Parganas.
- Why
- The TMC wants constitutional authorities to address what it describes as lawlessness, attacks on opposition figures and misuse of police powers.
TMC Allegations
Verification and Response
Camac Street attack
TMC Allegations
The TMC says BJP activists armed with weapons entered its office around 4:30 a.m., assaulted workers, took their phones and vandalised the premises.
Verification and Response
The allegations have not been independently verified, and the articles do not report a response from the BJP.
Law and order
TMC Allegations
The TMC says attacks on its leaders, workers and offices demonstrate a deterioration of law and order and an erosion of the rule of law.
Verification and Response
The articles present these as party allegations and do not provide an independent assessment of the state’s law and order condition.
Police conduct
TMC Allegations
The TMC alleges that police powers are being used politically, including to restrict its meetings and rallies and suppress opposition voices.
Verification and Response
The articles do not include a response from the state government or police to these allegations.
- Party
- Trinamool Congress, led by Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee
- Authorities approached
- President Droupadi Murmu and West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi
- Main allegation
- The TMC says BJP activists attacked workers and vandalised its Camac Street office early Thursday.
- Other reported location
- Abhishek Banerjee’s office in Amtala, within the Diamond Harbour constituency in South 24 Parganas
- Earlier reported incidents
- The TMC cited an alleged May 30 attack on Abhishek Banerjee and reported incidents involving Mahua Moitra and Saugata Roy.
- Police inquiry
- Kolkata Police questioned Abhishek Banerjee, Sumit Roy and Derek O’Brien over the Camac Street office dispute.
- Related dispute
- FIRs were registered after controversy over removing an allegedly illegal Trinamool billboard from the office building.
