Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Police Dismantle 'Unauthorised' TMC Billboard Atop Abhishek Banerjee's Office
The party said police and municipal officials used an illegal notice and later removed the banner after a 1.5-hour standoff.
- On Thursday, Kolkata Police and Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials dismantled an allegedly "unauthorised" billboard atop the Camac Street office building of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee.
- The joint raid followed a suo motu complaint alleging the billboard was installed illegally; officials initially struggled to enter, facing resistance from Banerjee's private security and party supporters before returning with reinforcements.
- TMC MP Derek O'Brien claimed over 150 police officials "illegally trespassed" into the building, alleging they assaulted leaders and heckled staff while he stumbled on the staircase amid chaos.
- Kolkata Police detained 12 people for obstructing public servants; Banerjee termed the operation a "political vendetta," alleging Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is "fearful" of his party and vowing court action.
- The party plans to approach the Calcutta High Court to contest the police's alleged "hooliganism," as Banerjee warned on social media of "steady erosion of constitutional governance.
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Abhishek Banerjee confronts police, KMC officials at Camac Street office over billboard removal; Scuffle breaks out
Tension erupted outside and inside Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee’s office on Camac Street on August 27, after a team from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), accompanied by police personnel, arrived to remove a billboard allegedly installed without the civic body’s permission. The billboard, bearing the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) branding, was located on the rooftop of the office building. Civic officials said the str…
Politics: TMC-BJP Clash Intensifies After Hoarding Removed Outside Abhishek Banerjee’s Office
A political controversy erupted in Kolkata after civic authorities removed a hoarding installed outside the office of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation reportedly declared the hoarding illegal and sent its officials, along with police personnel, to remove it. The move triggered a heated argument and scuffle with TMC workers present at the site. The hoarding, carr…
Chaos at Abhishek Banerjee's office as civic body removes TMC billboard
Private guards at Ttrinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee's office, his supporters and some party leaders on Thursday scuffled with police and Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials, trying to prevent them from entering the building on Camac Street and dismantling an "unauthorised" billboard.
Chaos At Abhishek Banerjee's Office As Cops Remove 'Illegal' Billboard
Abhishek Banerjee was seen having a heated argument with the police and municipal officials for some time at the doorstep of the building, as high drama unfolded at his Camac Street office.
Derek O'Brien falls on stairs amid scuffle during raid at Abhishek Banerjee's office
TMC MP Derek O'Brien fell on a staircase during a scuffle at Abhishek Banerjee's office as police and civic officials carried out action over an alleged unauthorised billboard.
Chaos at TMC's Kolkata office, Derek O'Brien falls down stairs as civic body removes 'unauthorised' billbord
A commotion broke out in Kolkata while the TMC signboard was being removed from the party's Camac Street office. The removal was carried out in the presence of police, during which TMC MP Derek O'Brien reportedly fell on the stairs.
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