# 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]

## What this stands on

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, News)
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, News)
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, News)
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, News)
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, News)
6. According to the allegation, the attackers attacked party workers, snatched their phones, and smashed furniture inside the office. (Deccan Herald, News)
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, News)
8. Abhishek Banerjee described the incident as a 'disgraceful assault on the rule of law' in a social media post. (Deccan Herald, News)

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