'Under Kolkata Police watch': Abhishek Banerjee alleges midnight BJP attack on home

Abhishek Banerjee alleges midnight BJP attack on home

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday alleged that his residence was attacked by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers around 2 am on Saturday, accusing the Kolkata Police of failing to prevent the incident. In a post on social media platform X, Banerjee claimed that the alleged attack took place shortly after he released a video showing unidentified individuals conducting reconnaissance of his office and residence. "After I released the recce video this morning, my house was attacked just now, at 2 AM by BJP goons, right under the watch of the Kolkata police," he said. The TMC leader also criticised the Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court over their alleged inaction, saying, "Thank you, Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court of India, for remaining mute spectators while all this unfolds. I will upload the videos shortly." Earlier on Friday, Banerjee had alleged that unidentified individuals had been conducting surveillance of his office and residence for the past two days. He claimed that when confronted, the individuals identified themselves as police personnel. "For the past two days, a few unidentified individuals have been conducting reconnaissance of my office and residence. The registration number of their motorcycle is mentioned below. When confronted, they claimed to be police personnel," he said. Questioning the alleged surveillance, Banerjee asked why the state police were monitoring the premises of an elected Member of Parliament and who had authorised the operation.

"Why is the State Police allegedly spying on and snooping around the office and residence of an elected Member of Parliament? Who authorised this surveillance and for what purpose?" he asked. Describing the matter as a suspected conspiracy, the TMC leader demanded an immediate and thorough investigation to establish the identities of those involved, identify who had directed the alleged surveillance and determine its purpose. "I am immediately drawing the attention of the Hon'ble Speaker of the Lok Sabha @ombirlakota, @kolkata_police, @HMOIndia @WBPolice to this extremely serious matter. I demand an immediate and thorough inquiry to establish the identity of these individuals, who sent them and to uncover the nefarious motive behind this suspected conspiracy," he said.