Politics
Chor Chor To Eggs, Stones The Story Of Abhishek Banerjees Attack
By Kajal Sharma - 03 Jun 2026 09:47 PM
Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee claimed at 11 p.m. outside Kolkata's Belle Vue Clinic that police and the ruling BJP were threatening doctors to refuse to admit her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, hours after he was heckled, thrown eggs, shoes, stones, and slushy mud at Sonarpur during his first public appearance since the party's election defeat in the state.On Saturday, Abhishek Banerjee went to see the relatives of TMC employees who had reportedly perished in violence during the election. Around 1:30 pm, he arrived at the home of TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh in Beleghata, where the relatives of Biswajit Pattanayak, a victim of reported post-election violence, were summoned to meet him. A group of CID officers and a videographer arrived at Abhishek Banerjee's home around eight kilometers distant to deliver a notice regarding the purported Vidhan Sabha signature scam. The CID was notified by his protection that he was not at home. Meanwhile, he posted on Twitter, saying, "Today, I visited the family of Biswajit Pattanayak in Beleghata.
"Abhishek Banerjee received an in-person notice from the CID team at 2:22 pm to appear before the investigative agency headquarters at Bhawani Bhavan on Monday at 12 pm regarding the TMC MLAs signature scandal inquiry. After that, Abhishek Banerjee traveled to the South 24 Parganas district's Sonarpur. When BJP members were spotted getting ready for protests nearby, the three-term MP from Diamond Harbour, which is in the same district, had not yet arrived at his destination. At some areas, black flags were visible, and demonstrators were shouting "go back" chants.In Sonarpur, groups of women also congregated at various locations. They joined in shouting identical slogans, however they were observed wielding eggs rather than black flags. As the convoy went through the neighborhood, these eggs were thrown at Abhishek Banerjee and his teammates.