The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) on Thursday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu and West Bengal Governor RN Ravi, seeking appointments with AITC delegations to highlight what it alleged was lawlessness and the disturbing, systematic misuse of the police by the BJP in the state.
This comes after the office of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee was allegedly ransacked and looted by unidentified men early Thursday. On X, he alleged, “This is what the BJP has done to my party office in the early hours of this morning. He questioned whether the West Bengal governor, Union home minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Office would take action over the incident.
Banerjee directly accused West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari of resorting to intimidation, asking why he was “so scared of the Trinamool Congress and of me”.
Earlier reporting noted: Abhishek Banerjee’s office ransacked, TMC MP claims BJP workers behind attack The office of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee was allegedly ransacked and looted by unidentified men early Thursday. Earlier reporting noted: On X, he alleged, “This is what the BJP has done to my party office in the early hours of this morning.
Calls for Chief Minister’s Resignation Amid Violence Against Opposition
West Bengal’s political climate has escalated as violence and intimidation against the Opposition have been reported. In response to these developments, Opposition leader Banerjee stated, ‘If this is how the Opposition is to be treated in West Bengal, through violence, vandalism and intimidation, then the Chief Minister has no moral authority to remain in office. He must resign.’ This statement underscores the growing tensions and calls for accountability in the state’s leadership.
