Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Saturday, issued a statement rubbishing claims that surfaced last week about him allegedly seeking security cover of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) for himself after the assault by an angry mob at Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on the afternoon of May 30.Information about Abhishek Banerjee allegedly seeking CAPF security cover surfaced last week, af…
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Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) A team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police arrived at the residence of Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Kalighat Road in south Kolkata on Monday.According to sources aware of the development, Banerjee, who is also the nephew of the previous West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, was likely to be questioned on Monday in connection with the ongoing CID investigation into …
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) MP Khagen Murmu on Monday rejected allegations linking the BJP to the recent attack on Trinamool Congress MP, Abhishek Banerjee, asserting that the party had no involvement in the incident and attributing it instead to growing public resentment against the former ruling party’s leaders in West Bengal.Reacting to the controversy, Murmu claimed the BJP neither indulges in nor supports such activities. He alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress had a long history of poli…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress General Secretary and Lok Sabha member, has sought time to appear before the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the signature mismatch case.An insider of the party said that Banerjee has sent a letter to the CID seeking time to appear before its officers, as he is still recovering from the health issues which he encountered on May 30 when he was heckled and harassed while on his way to meet the family of a party…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police has initiated a probe and formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate allegations of forged signatures of Trinamool Congress MLAs.According to a senior police officer, the investigating agency has formed a five-member SIT to probe this case. It was learnt that an officer of the rank of DIG is leading it. Apart from this, a DSP and two inspectors are also in the team.Trinamool Congress Genera…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Trinamool Congress’ general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, is scheduled to arrive at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in West Bengal by noon on Monday. This appearance is in connection with an interrogation concerning discrepancies in the signatures of the party’s MLAs related to nominations for specific important positions in the West Bengal Assembly.However, there is considerable speculation regarding his…
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) More than 24 hours after he was allegedly heckled and assaulted at Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Saturday, Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday broke his silence on the incident and described the attack as an “assault on democracy”.After reports of the incident surfaced, former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday issued a message on social m…
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) After six people were arrested in connection with the attack and harassment of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur, the party on Sunday claimed that the police action was merely a formality and alleged that the actual perpetrators were linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party also raised concerns over the security arrangements available to Banerjee, questioning whether the central security cover provided to a sitting Member of Parliament would …
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee was injured while submitting a memorandum at Chanditala police station in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Sunday to protest the arrest and detention of party workers. He claimed that a stone was hurled at him. The Trinamool MP was seen falling on the road with a head injury. He pointed his finger at BJP workers for the attack. However, the BJP has denied the allegation and said Banerjee faced the wrath of the people who have been tortured by …
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) Six people have been arrested in connection with the attack and harassment of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, the police said on Sunday.Banerjee was heckled and attacked when he went to the family of a deceased Trinamool worker in Sonarpur on Saturday. He faced public outrage on the way, with some people throwing eggs and brick fragments at him while ‘thief’ slogans were also raised by a section of protesters…