Eggs, shoes hurled at TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee during visit to post-poll violence victims' families in Bengal
Abhishek Banerjee, the TMC national general secretary, faced hostility during his visit to families of post-poll violence victims in Sonarpur, West Bengal. Locals reportedly threw stones, shoes, and eggs at him, leading to a chaotic scene where he claimed his life was threatened. The incident occurred amid ongoing legal troubles for Banerjee, who has been summoned by the West Bengal CID regarding a separate investigation.
- ▪Abhishek Banerjee was attacked while visiting families of post-poll violence victims in Sonarpur.
- ▪Locals hurled stones, shoes, and eggs at him, shouting slogans.
- ▪Banerjee stated the attack was pre-planned and demanded police protection for the victims' families.
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- ▪ Abhishek Banerjee assaulted allegedly by BJP workers: Eggs, stones, shoes hurled at TMC general secretary — Hindustan Times — Top
- ▪ Watch: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee attacked by mob in Bengal, eggs & stones hurled — Times of India — Top
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TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was roughed up on Saturday (May 30, 2026), allegedly by locals, when he visited West Bengal's Sonarpur area to meet families of post-poll violence victims, police said.Stones, shoes and eggs were hurled at the TMC MP by unidentified people who even attempted to rain blows and kicks on him, while they shouted 'thief' slogans at Mr. Banerjee.#WATCH | Sonarpur, West Bengal: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee says, "...They wanted to kill me... The whole incident has been captured on camera. We will definitely let the high court know about this. We will also let the governor know about this...
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