Politics

BJP Responds to TMC MP’s Claims of Attack on His Home

By Aadrita Halder

Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee said on Saturday that his house was attacked by Bharatiya Janata Party workers around 2 a.m., and he blamed Kolkata Police for failing to prevent the incident. He also said it was the seventh attempt on his life in the past six months and accused the judiciary of ignoring the attacks.

BJP West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh dismissed Banerjee’s allegations as an attempt to mislead people. Ghosh questioned who would want to kill the TMC leader, saying, “This is the first time we’ve seen a politician’s birthday being celebrated on the footpath. If someone creates a disturbance, there is bound to be a backlash. Besides, who has the time to kill Abhishek Banerjee? There is nothing left for them to say or do, so they are attempting to mislead people by bringing up this issue.”

In a post on X, Banerjee claimed the attack occurred shortly after he released a video showing unidentified individuals conducting reconnaissance of his office and residence. He said, “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.”

Banerjee also criticized the Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court for 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.” He later shared footage of the alleged attack and accused BJP workers of targeting his residence after two days of reconnaissance. He added that neither the police nor the judiciary had taken action despite repeated threats to his life.

The allegations followed Banerjee’s claims on Friday that unidentified individuals had been monitoring his office and residence for two days and identified themselves as police personnel when confronted. He asked who had authorized the state police to monitor the premises of an elected Member of Parliament and for what purpose.

Banerjee called for an immediate and thorough investigation, urging the Lok Sabha Speaker, Kolkata Police, Union Home Ministry and West Bengal Police to identify those involved and determine who ordered the operation.