CM Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram on Monday
Speaking to reporters in Digha, Adhikari said police were acting on evidence and would not spare anyone. If someone attempts to slap a policeman, glares at or threatens the police, a case will be registered under the appropriate sections of law,” he said. Abhishek said criminals were “getting emboldened” and called the arrest of three TMC supporters on Sunday “an example of reverse policing”. In an earlier post, he said: “The hooligans who attacked my residence are roaming free, while those who were assaulted and injured have been arrested. Mamata Banerjee alleged “hooliganism” and questioned the local police’s handling.
Three people have been arrested so far, and Abhishek’s name figures in one of the four FIRs registered over the incident. “I will not accuse anyone by name. I do not want to make anyone a hero. “Those arrested are from Ekbalpur. What were these people doing in Kalighat at 2am, coming all the way from Ekbalpur? That is why they have been arrested,” he added. An altercation reportedly broke out between Trinamool and BJP supporters, followed by arguments with police. There were also allegations of an assault on police. Mamata TMC reacted sharply. “BJP goons are assaulting police officers… If the CM had any sense of moral responsibility, he would resign instead of hiding behind hollow claims of strong governance,” he posted on X. Once compared to the Royal Scotland Yard, Kolkata Police have now become the Royal Scandal Squad! Abhishek had described the incident as the seventh attempt on his life in six months and accused BJP supporters of the attack. BJP denied the allegations.
Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said police were identifying and arresting those involved in the violence outside Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee ’s Kalighat residence on Friday night from video footage.