Earlier, AITC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee was roughed up allegedly by the locals during his visit to the Sonarpur town of South 24 Parganas district for meeting families of post-poll violence victims.
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TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee has claimed to have suffered head injuries after being mobbed in front of a police station he visited in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Sunday, May 31. He visited there to submit a memorandum against the arrest of party workers after the 2026 Assembly elections in the state.
This comes a day after AITC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee was roughed up allegedly by the locals during his visit to the Sonarpur town of South 24 Parganas district for meeting families of post-poll violence victims.
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#WATCH | Hooghly, West Bengal: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee was allegedly attacked near Chanditala Police Station when he came to submit a deputation regarding post-poll violence.
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— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2026
Kalyan Banerjee has claimed that the BJP supporters were responsible for the attack on him.
“To meet with the officer in charge of the Chanditala police station and to give deputation, while I was coming by car, there was tremendous traffic congestion at Chanditala market. At that time, I was walking with my PSO at Chanditala Crossing, which is 50 kilometres from Chanditala Police Station. There were 10-15 BJP goons in saffron clothing who suddenly shouted slogans and created a rivalry atmosphere. They were abusing me, but I was proceeding when a stone was thrown at my head,” ANI quoted the TMC MP has saying.
He added, “It has now been two hours, and there was blood on my clothes. I had fallen on the road, and a CRPF personnel came and rescued me, for which I am thankful. However, the Bengal police remained completely silent, a mute spectator, allowing this to happen.”
Kalyan Banerjee said that a “serious condition is prevailing” in the state, where there is “total lawlessness.”
“This incident was an attempt to murder me. The situation reflects a government led by an autocratic and jealous chief minister who wants to eliminate all TMC leaders opposing them,” he added.
#WATCH | Hooghly, West Bengal: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee says, “To meet with the officer in charge of the Chanditala police station and to give deputation, while I was coming by car, there was tremendous traffic congestion at Chanditala market. At that time, I was walking with my… https://t.co/hD9Bc2mi8T pic.twitter.com/iKp6ipvnYG
— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2026
Reacting on the incident, the official X handle of TMC wrote, “Less than 24 hours after the attack on @abhishekaitc yesterday, Shri @KBanerjee_AITC was attacked today while on his way to submit a deputation at Chanditala Police Station. He sustained a injury at the hands of BJP-backed miscreants.”
The Mamata Banerjee-led party added, “How were these hooligans allowed to gather outside the police station? How could brick-batting take place in the presence of the police? It has been 26 days since the election results were declared, yet post-poll violence continues unabated. COMPLETE LAWLESSNESS! DEMOCRACY IS UNDER ATTACK!”
Less than 24 hours after the attack on @abhishekaitc yesterday, Shri @KBanerjee_AITC was attacked today while on his way to submit a deputation at Chanditala Police Station. He sustained a injury at the hands of BJP-backed miscreants.
How were these hooligans allowed to gather… pic.twitter.com/RfSQUit0Qe
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) May 31, 2026
On Sunday, tension prevailed outside the Chanditala police station when a group of people waved black flags at Kalyan Banerjee, who is an MP from Hoogly district’s Sreerampore, The protestors are also believed to have shouted “thief” at him and other TMC delegation.
The Lok Sabha MP later staged a dharna, alleging police inaction in the matter and asserted that the TMC would continue its protests against “BJP-sponsored attacks”.
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