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Abhishek Banerjee Accuses BJP of Political Vendetta After 5-Hour Police Grilling

TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee claims West Bengal police questioned him for political reasons regarding a billboard clash.

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Abhishek Banerjee accused the West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of carrying out a political vendetta against him following the interrogation. [1] Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was questioned by Kolkata police for over five hours at the Shakespeare Sarani police station on September 1, 2026. [2] Abhishek Banerjee, leader of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), alleged on September 3, 2026, that BJP supporters vandalized his party office in Kolkata. [3] Abhishek Banerjee alleged that police dragged his workers down a staircase and that one of his workers, Tariq, was tortured in custody. [4] Banerjee stated that the police interrogation was in connection with a clash between his supporters and government officials who went to his Camac Street office to remove an unauthorized billboard on August 27, 2026. [5] According to the allegation, the attackers attacked party workers, snatched their phones, and smashed furniture inside the office. [6] The alleged attackers, described as 'BJP hooligans armed with weapons,' stormed the TMC office at Camac Street in Kolkata around 4:30 AM on September 3, 2026. [7] Abhishek Banerjee described the incident as a 'disgraceful assault on the rule of law' in a social media post. [8]
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  1. Abhishek Banerjee accused the West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of carrying out a political vendetta against him following the interrogation. · Hindustan Times
  2. Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was questioned by Kolkata police for over five hours at the Shakespeare Sarani police station on September 1, 2026. · Hindustan Times
  3. Abhishek Banerjee, leader of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), alleged on September 3, 2026, that BJP supporters vandalized his party office in Kolkata. · Deccan Herald
  4. Abhishek Banerjee alleged that police dragged his workers down a staircase and that one of his workers, Tariq, was tortured in custody. · Hindustan Times
  5. Banerjee stated that the police interrogation was in connection with a clash between his supporters and government officials who went to his Camac Street office to remove an unauthorized billboard on August 27, 2026. · Hindustan Times
  6. According to the allegation, the attackers attacked party workers, snatched their phones, and smashed furniture inside the office. · Deccan Herald
  7. The alleged attackers, described as 'BJP hooligans armed with weapons,' stormed the TMC office at Camac Street in Kolkata around 4:30 AM on September 3, 2026. · Deccan Herald
  8. Abhishek Banerjee described the incident as a 'disgraceful assault on the rule of law' in a social media post. · Deccan Herald
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