Attack on TMC's Abhishek Banerjee during post-poll violence visit in West Bengal
On May 30, 2026, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee was attacked with stones, eggs, and shoes by a mob in Sonarpur, West Bengal, while visiting a family of post-poll violence victims. He escaped with a cricket helmet and was later hospitalized. Five suspects were arrested. Opposition leaders condemned the attack as BJP's politics of revenge, while BJP accused Mamata Banerjee of pressuring hospitals for admission. The incident highlights escalating political violence and tensions in West Bengal following recent elections.
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Mamata Banerjee condemns attack on Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee strongly condemned what she called a 'barbaric' attack on her nephew and party leader Abhishek Banerjee during his visit to a violence-hit party worker's family in Sonarpur, West Bengal. Banerjee asserted that the TMC would not be intimidated by such acts of violence. The incident occurred on May 31, 2026, as Abhishek Banerjee was meeting the family of a party worker affected by recent political violence. Mamata Banerjee's remarks signal heightened political tensions in the region ahead of upcoming elections.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee of pressuring a private hospital in Kolkata to admit her nephew and party leader Abhishek Banerjee, despite doctors reportedly finding no major injuries. West Bengal BJP spokesperson Debjit Sarkar shared an audio clip on X, purportedly showing Banerjee expressing anger over the hospital's reluctance to admit the Diamond Harbour MP. The allegation comes a day after Abhishek Banerjee was attacked by a mob in Sonarpur, West Bengal, while visiting victims of post-poll violence. He was briefly admitted to Belle Vue Hospital and later discharged. The BJP claims the hospitalization was a political stunt to avoid a CID summons related to an alleged forgery case. PTI could not independently verify the audio clip. The TMC has not yet responded to the allegations.
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West Bengal Police arrested five individuals on May 31, 2026, in connection with a mob attack on Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur. The arrests followed a suo motu FIR by Sonarpur Police after examining footage of the attack. TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee alleged that police pressured two private hospitals in Kolkata to refuse admission to her nephew, claiming the injuries were not serious. She stated that medical decisions should be made solely by professionals, not political authorities. The attack occurred while Banerjee was visiting the family of a TMC worker killed in alleged post-poll violence. Both Mamata and Abhishek Banerjee blamed the ruling BJP for the incident. BJP leader and West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh condemned the attack but attributed it to public anger over 15 years of TMC rule. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reportedly offered to arrange treatment for Banerjee in Hyderabad.
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On May 30, 2026, TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was attacked with stones, eggs, and abuses while visiting Sonarpur, Kolkata, to meet the family of a TMC worker allegedly killed in post-poll violence. He escaped by wearing a cricket helmet and was escorted by police. Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Akhilesh Yadav condemned the attack, calling it the 'ugly face of BJP's politics of revenge.' TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of becoming 'killers.' The TMC blamed the BJP government for law and order collapse and targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. The incident highlights escalating political violence in West Bengal following recent elections.
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On May 30, 2026, TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was attacked by unidentified individuals while visiting families of post-poll violence victims in Sonarpur, West Bengal. Stones, shoes, and eggs were hurled at him, and he was physically roughed up, with his shirt torn and forced to wear a police helmet for protection. Banerjee claimed the attack was pre-planned and that the attackers intended to kill him, vowing to inform the high court and the governor. Separately, the West Bengal CID served him a summons earlier that day to appear for questioning on June 1 regarding an alleged forgery of party legislators' signatures in a communication to the Assembly Secretariat. The incident highlights ongoing political tensions in the state following recent elections.
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