Civic workers use a bulldozer to demolish a structure on the footpath in front of Abhishek Banerjee’s residence at 121, Kalighat Road on Thursday
Around 11 am, a bulldozer demolished the cement platform, iron poles and surrounding railing of a martyr’s memorial outside Abhishek’s 121, Kalighat Road residence.
Removing the police-installed security gate outside Abhishek’s residence, his lawyer said, deepened concerns over his safety and the protection of ECI-related papers. If they think they can use bulldozers to try bulldozing politics on me, I really don’t care,” he said. Our govt, led by CM Suvendu Adhikari, will not allow any trouble for the common man,” she said. Mamata loyalist and lawyer Baiswanor Chattopadhyay termed the demolition of the memorial vindictive, while TMC spokesperson Arka Nag said the shed had originally been erected by police when Abhishek got Z-plus security and was being dismantled following withdrawal of his additional cover.
state minister Agnimitra Paul accused the TMC MP of encroaching on public space and attempting to garner sympathy While Abhishek claimed that no number of bulldozers could silence his voice. The demolition, conducted in the presence of police and central forces, began early Thursday morning. Speaking to reporters in the evening, he dismissed the impact of the demolitions. “They have cleared their own garage. It does not affect me at all. You are creating trouble for the common man. “Who will eventually keep your symbol is a different issue. The party before which you wrote ‘All India’ is actually a party of a certain locality,” Paul alleged.
Before the structure was torn down, Trinamool flags bearing the party’s twin-flower symbol were removed from the two poles.