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Abhishek Banerjee Alleges BJP Attack on TMC Kolkata Office
A Trinamool Congress office in Kolkata was reportedly damaged early in the morning.
Abhishek Banerjee said people linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party carried out the attack.
He said workers were hurt and that phones, furniture and electronic equipment were damaged.
Banerjee also said the police did not respond quickly enough after being contacted.
He asked senior government authorities to take action.
He wants the people responsible to be arrested.
The incident happened after officials removed a signboard from the same building.
The reports describe Banerjee's allegations, and they do not include a response from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Abhishek Banerjee alleged that BJP workers attacked and vandalised a TMC office on Camac Street in Kolkata.
He said the alleged incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. while he was in New Delhi.
Banerjee claimed staff were assaulted, phones were taken, furniture was smashed and electronic equipment was damaged.
He questioned the alleged delay in police action and demanded arrests and an investigation into the incident.
The allegation followed an FIR against Banerjee and others after officials removed an allegedly unauthorised TMC signboard from the building.
- Who
- Abhishek Banerjee alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party workers attacked a Trinamool Congress office; the reports do not identify confirmed perpetrators.
- What
- An alleged early-morning attack involving vandalism, assaults, stolen phones and damaged equipment.
- Where
- The Trinamool Congress office on Camac Street in Kolkata, West Bengal.
- When
- Around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday.
- Why
- Banerjee described it as a planned attack and linked the controversy to the removal of an allegedly unauthorised signboard from the building.
Key facts
- Alleged victim
- Trinamool Congress office on Camac Street
- Alleged attackers
- Bharatiya Janata Party workers, according to Abhishek Banerjee
- Reported time
- Around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday
- Reported damage
- Furniture, electronic equipment and office premises were allegedly damaged
- Other allegations
- Staff were allegedly assaulted and their phones were allegedly taken
- Requested action
- Banerjee demanded arrests and an investigation into who planned and directed the alleged violence
- Related development
- Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials and Kolkata Police removed a signboard reading “All India Trinamool Congress” from the building
Quotes
Abhishek Banerjee
Senior Trinamool Congress leader who posted a reaction to the alleged attack on X
“This is what the BJP has done to my party office in the early hours of this morning. Will the Governor of West Bengal act? Will the Union Home Minister act? Will the PMO act? Or will they continue to look the other way?”
indianexpress.com
thehansindia.com
“And one simple question for Suvendu Adhikari: why are you so scared of the Trinamool Congress and of me that you have to resort to this kind of intimidation?”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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