Abhishek Benerjee’s father responds to KMC summons, sends representatives to Borough office

Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s father Amit Banerjee sent his representatives to the Borough IX office of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Friday, in response to the civic body’s summons over alleged violations of building rules.

The Diamond Harbour MP’s father was earlier summons over alleged violations of property norms at his Kalighat residence and at properties under the company Leaps and Bounds, where he was reportedly a director.

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The civic body is investigating whether there were any irregularities in the properties at Kalighat and the extent of the violations under the KMC’s building rules.

On 19 May, the municipal corporation sent notices under Section 400(1) of the KMC Act, 1980, to 17 Kolkata properties linked to Abhishek Banerjee.

The civic body sought approved building plans, documents relating to construction work, and clarification on whether mandatory permissions had been obtained for additions or modifications to structures, including installations such as lifts and escalators.

Later, the civic body officials carried out an inspection by taking structural measurements of Abhishek Banerjee’s properties at Kalighat and Harish Mukherjee Road.