Overview
- Abhishek Banerjee was attacked in Sonarpur on Saturday when a crowd hurled stones, eggs and shoes at him, tore his shirt and forced police and central forces to escort him out while he wore a helmet.
- Banerjee was in Sonarpur to meet the family of a TMC worker allegedly killed in post‑poll clashes and he said the assault was pre‑planned and orchestrated by BJP supporters.
- The West Bengal CID has separately served Banerjee a notice in a forged‑signature probe that requires his appearance on June 1, adding an active legal pressure point to his political activity.
- TMC and national opposition leaders condemned the attack and blamed the BJP and the administration for failures in protection, while the West Bengal BJP denied organizing the violence and called it an expression of public anger.
- The episode deepens an ongoing crisis that includes thousands of alleged post‑poll displacements, local assaults on TMC figures, public jeering of party leaders and visible internal strain inside the Trinamool Congress.