Trinamool Congress (TMC) National General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee was allegedly assaulted by a group of local residents during a high-tension visit to Sonarpur on Saturday, May 30, 2026. The senior leader had traveled to the area to meet and express solidarity with the families of party workers who had reportedly suffered during recent instances of post-poll violence. The visit took a chaotic turn when a physical altercation erupted, resulting in Banerjee being targeted in what he has vehemently labeled a politically motivated assault.
Following the incident, a visibly shaken Banerjee pointed the finger squarely at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing them of orchestrating the physical confrontation. “It’s all BJP-sponsored,” Banerjee asserted while speaking to reporters. “Look what they have done. This is their example of democracy. It hasn’t even been a month, and the police are nowhere to be seen.” The Diamond Harbour MP expressed deep frustration over the complete breakdown of law enforcement at the scene, questioning why local police units were entirely absent despite the volatile and highly predictable political tensions on the ground.
The assault marks another chaotic chapter in what has been an exceptionally difficult week for the TMC second-in-command. The physical clash in Sonarpur unfolded just hours after the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrived at his residence to serve an official summons over a high-profile forged signature controversy involving the party’s Leader of the Opposition nomination process. Compounded by the recent, abrupt withdrawal of his Z-plus security cover and ongoing municipal scrutiny into his properties, the physical attack highlights the rapidly escalating hostilities and shrinking security net facing opposition leaders under the state’s new political administration.
