Camac Street showdown escalates: 13 TMC activists arrested; Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien named in FIRs
Police said 13 people were arrested after the clash over an illegal rooftop billboard, and three FIRs named Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O'Brien and others.
- On Thursday, Kolkata Police and Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials clashed with Trinamool Congress leaders while removing an "unauthorised" billboard from Abhishek Banerjee's Camac Street office; police arrested 13 people and registered three FIRs.
- The confrontation began when KMC officials attempted to remove a billboard Banerjee questioned as defective, lacking required documentation; Kolkata Police cordoned off the area to facilitate the removal.
- Police invoked non-bailable provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , 2023, accusing TMC leaders of assaulting personnel and obstructing duties, including alleged attacks on a female officer and snatching a government walkie-talkie.
- TMC leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien, alleged municipal officials "trespassed" and "pushed and heckled" staff; Banerjee stated the party will approach the High Court to challenge the incident.
- Questioning the selective enforcement, Banerjee asked if the Bharatiya Janata Party would decide "what billboard will I put outside my office," noting there are 400 posters of the BJP on the same road.
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Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien booked after scuffle at TMC office in Kolkata
Three FIRs have been filed against TMC leaders Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien and two others after a scuffle involving police and Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials at the party’s Camac Street office. Thirteen people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien Named in FIR After Camac Street Signboard Clash in Kolkata | 🗳️ LatestLY
Kolkata Police have filed an First Information Report (FIR) against senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, including national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien, following a tense confrontation over the removal of a party signboard from a commercial building on Camac Street on Thursday afternoon. 🗳️ Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien Named in FIR After Camac Street Signboard Clash in Kolkata.
‘Show Bhabanipur CCTV, sing 4 stanzas of Vande Mataram’: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee to CM Suvendu
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee took a stand by confronting Suvendu Adhikari about the counting footage in Bhawanipur and even sang Vande Mataram. On Friday, three FIRs were lodged against Abhishek Banerjee along with other TMC members. The incidents arose from a clash at the party's Camac Street office, resulting in the police arresting thirteen individuals after a dispute over an unauthorized billboard.
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