Overview
- The Trinamool Congress started removing chairs, tables, flex banners and other office material from the first and second floors late Tuesday, and residents reported multiple minitrucks leaving with party goods early Wednesday.
- The five‑storey EM Bypass building is owned by Manotosh “Montu” Saha, whose firm Modern Decorators previously built stages for TMC events and whose ties with the party cooled after the recent assembly election defeat.
- Saha told the party to vacate and threatened police action, and TMC leaders Kunal Ghosh and Chandrima Bhattacharya visited Pragati Maidan police to submit rent receipts and paperwork asserting a valid agreement through 2027.
- The EM Bypass site has served as TMC’s temporary state headquarters since the old Trinamool Bhawan was demolished after the 2021 elections, and the party is expected to set up a temporary base while the renovation continues.
- The move will change how the party runs daily operations and hosts media, and it could prompt legal steps by the owner or further police scrutiny of lease and possession records.