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Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Police Dismantle 'Unauthorised' TMC Billboard Atop Abhishek Banerjee's Office

The party said police and municipal officials used an illegal notice and later removed the banner after a 1.5-hour standoff.

  • On Thursday, Kolkata Police and Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials dismantled an allegedly "unauthorised" billboard atop the Camac Street office building of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee.
  • The joint raid followed a suo motu complaint alleging the billboard was installed illegally; officials initially struggled to enter, facing resistance from Banerjee's private security and party supporters before returning with reinforcements.
  • TMC MP Derek O'Brien claimed over 150 police officials "illegally trespassed" into the building, alleging they assaulted leaders and heckled staff while he stumbled on the staircase amid chaos.
  • Kolkata Police detained 12 people for obstructing public servants; Banerjee termed the operation a "political vendetta," alleging Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is "fearful" of his party and vowing court action.
  • The party plans to approach the Calcutta High Court to contest the police's alleged "hooliganism," as Banerjee warned on social media of "steady erosion of constitutional governance.
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India Today broke the news in Noida, India on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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