TMC office ransacked: Abhishek Banerjee’s ‘thuggery’ barb, BJP’s ‘staged’ reply

The ruling BJP, which defeated the Trinamool to come to power in Bengal this year, has said its workers are not involved in the incident and accused the Trinamool of staging it. Kolkata Police has said six people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

This is what the BJP has done to my party office in the early hours of this morning.

Will the Governor of WB act? Will the Union Home Minister act? Will the PMO act? Or will they continue to look the other way?

It is high time the judiciary, particularly the Calcutta High… pic.twitter.com/SLNwNQ6u7k

— Abhishek Banerjee (@abhishekaitc) September 3, 2026

The videos Banerjee shared on social media show men in helmets and masks carrying TV screens and other appliances out of the office.

“At around 4.30 am, BJP hooligans, armed with weapons, stormed our party office in the heart of Kolkata. They attacked our people, snatched their phones, smashed furniture, ransacked the premises and destroyed electronic equipment,” he said on X. “And where was Kolkata Police? For nearly two hours, despite repeated calls and emails from our people and lawyers, there was no response. This is outrageous and unacceptable,” Banerjee added.

“We demand the immediate arrest of every person involved in this attack. We also demand an investigation into who planned, organised and directed this violence, and why the police failed to act despite being repeatedly informed. No political party and no group of armed hooligans can be above the law,” he said.

“If people can storm a political party office with weapons at 4.30 in the morning, assault people and vandalise property while the police remain absent, then what exactly is left of the rule of law in West Bengal? Enough is enough. Arrest the perpetrators. Fix accountability. Act now,” said Banerjee, the nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

In another post, which shows shards of glass strewn on the floor, Banerjee said, “This is what the BJP has done to my party office in the early hours of this morning. Will the Governor of WB act? Will the Union Home Minister act? Will the PMO act? Or will they continue to look the other way? It is high time the judiciary, particularly the Calcutta High Court, takes serious note of what is happening and acts to uphold the rule of law in West Bengal.”

“And one simple question for Suvendu Adhikari: why are you so scared of the Trinamool Congress and of me that you have to resort to this kind of intimidation? If this is how the Opposition is to be treated in West Bengal, through violence, vandalism and intimidation, then the Chief Minister has no moral authority to remain in office. He must resign. This is not democracy. This is political thuggery,” he added.

BJP hits back

The BJP trashed the allegations and claimed that the Trinamool staged the vandalism at Banerjee’s office. “This is all staged by the Trinamool Congress. The BJP is not involved in all this. They have no (political) issue; that’s why they are doing all this to stay in the limelight. What were Trinamool workers doing at that office at those hours?” said Sajal Ghosh, BJP’s MLA from Baranagar.

A Kolkata Police officer said, “We reached the spot immediately after being informed. We have arrested six people. We have secured the CCTV footage. A case is being initiated, and our investigation is on. We are also taking statements from people who were inside the office at that time,” said a senior police officer.

Why the office is in news

The Camac Street office used by Abhishek Banerjee has been in the spotlight after a recent visit by officials of Kolkata Municipal Corporation to remove illegal hoardings. Kolkata Police have filed an FIR against Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamool’s Rajya Sabha MP Derek O Brien and others for resisting municipal officials and police from removing an illegal hoarding at the office. Later, a team from the fire service department visited the office and found safety gaps. This morning, Trinamool workers and leaders gathered at the Camac Street office to protest the incident of vandalism. Police are now retrieving CCTV footage as part of their investigation to identify the vandals.