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हिन्दी में सारांश Summary in Hindi
- धिकारियों के हवाले से बताया।
- भिषेक बनर्जी का आरोप है कि भाजपा समर्थकों ने उनके घर पर हमला किया और यह छह महीने में उनकी जान लेने की सातवीं कोशिश है।
- भिषेक बनर्जी को मारने का समय किसके पास है।
বাংলায় সারাংশ Summary in Bangla
- ভিষেক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের বাড়ির বাইরে দুই দলের সংঘর্ষ হয়, পুলিশ আধিকারিকদের উদ্ধৃত করে জানিয়েছে হিন্দুস্তান টাইমস।
- ভিযোগ, বিজেপি সমর্থকরা তাঁর বাড়িতে হামলা করেছে, এবং এটি গত ছয় মাসে তাঁকে মারার সপ্তম চেষ্টা।
- ভিষেককে মারার সময় কার আছে।
Why it matters
The clash is the latest flashpoint between the TMC, now in opposition, and the BJP, which runs the West Bengal government. Banerjee has accused both the police and the courts of failing to act, while the only police account so far comes from officers who were not named. For people in south Kolkata, it came a day before Kali Puja on Sunday, 8 November.
Groups clashed outside Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee’s home at Kalighat in south Kolkata between about 2 am and 3:30 am on Saturday, 7 November 2026, his 39th birthday, the Hindustan Times reported, citing police officers probing the incident. Banerjee said BJP supporters attacked his house and called it the seventh attempt on his life in six months. The BJP disputed his account.
Police officers told the paper that eight people were allegedly injured in the Kalighat clash, which broke out as supporters prepared for the Abhishek Banerjee birthday celebrations. The police did not name any party, according to the report.
Abhishek Banerjee home clash: what he says happened at 2 am
In a post on X, quoted by India Today and the Times of India, Banerjee wrote: “After two days of continuous recce, this is how BJP hooligans attacked my house at 2 AM today. Watch the footage and see for yourself.” He added: “This is the seventh attempt on my life in the last six months. Yet, there has been no police action and no judicial intervention.”
He shared two videos. India Today described the first as showing a man striking the gates of a building with a bamboo stick, with Trinamool flags on the building, and the second as a crowd throwing objects into the building while a few police personnel pushed people away. India Today noted that the Kalighat residence is also one of the party’s oldest offices.
Speaking to reporters around 3 am, Banerjee said, as quoted by the Hindustan Times: “Planned attacks were carried out at my residence and office by BJP workers. There was a conspiracy to kill me.” He said he saw a police officer “being slapped hard by BJP workers”, and that at least eight people were hurt, three of them seriously. The Hindustan Times reported that the police officer it spoke to did not confirm that any police personnel were injured.
Banerjee also criticised the courts. “Thank you, Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court of India, for remaining mute spectators while all this unfolds,” he wrote, according to the Times of India. India Today reported a confrontation between Banerjee and the police outside the house, after which he sat on a brief dharna. The Hindustan Times said the dharna lasted until 6:30 am, although the violence had ended hours earlier, according to police.
The BJP’s reply to the Kalighat clash claim
West Bengal panchayat minister Dilip Ghosh of the BJP questioned the claim. “This is the first time we’ve seen a politician’s birthday being celebrated on the footpath. If someone creates a disturbance, there is bound to be a backlash. Besides, who has the time to kill Abhishek Banerjee?” he said, according to the Times of India. He said the TMC was “attempting to mislead people”.
In remarks reported by the Hindustan Times, Ghosh said he did not have the details but had heard that something happened while Banerjee was celebrating on a pavement. “People usually rent a hall for such events,” he said, adding that people “often lose their senses after an electoral defeat”.
The two sides gave opposite accounts of how the Kalighat clash started. Trinamool supporters said BJP workers attacked without provocation while they were preparing the birthday celebration, the Hindustan Times reported. BJP workers said they were the ones attacked, while on their way to Kalighat to buy Kali idols from local potters for Sunday’s puja. The paper also reported allegations that BJP supporters shouted “chor” (thief) and damaged birthday cutouts and banners.
Who says what: claims and the police account
NewsPlainly has set the three accounts side by side from the reports read. Party claims about the Abhishek Banerjee home clash are not police findings.
| Who | What they said | Reported by |
|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Banerjee (TMC) | BJP supporters attacked his home at 2 am after two days of “recce”; seventh attempt on his life in six months; eight hurt, three seriously | India Today, Times of India, Hindustan Times |
| BJP workers | They were attacked while going to buy Kali idols for Sunday’s puja | Hindustan Times |
| Dilip Ghosh (BJP minister) | A birthday on the footpath invites trouble; “who has the time to kill” Banerjee; TMC is trying to mislead people | Times of India, Hindustan Times |
| Police officers (not named) | Clashes from 2 am to 3:30 am; eight allegedly injured; situation under control; several people detained; no party named | Hindustan Times |
The only police account in these reports came from officers who spoke without being named. “The situation is currently under control. A big police contingent has been posted outside Banerjee’s home. Several people have been detained,” one officer told the Hindustan Times around 7 am. None of the three reports read gave an on-record Kolkata Police statement, an FIR or the names of anyone held.
How the night at the Abhishek Banerjee home unfolded
This timeline is put together by NewsPlainly from the three reports.
- Friday, 6 November: Banerjee posted on X that unidentified men had been watching his office and home for two days and, when confronted, said they were police. He posted their motorcycle number and asked who had authorised the watch.
- About 2 am, 7 November: clashes begin outside the Kalighat home, according to police officers quoted by the Hindustan Times. Banerjee posts that his house was attacked “right under the watch of the Kolkata police”.
- About 3 am: Banerjee speaks to reporters and alleges a conspiracy to kill him.
- About 3:30 am: the clashes end, per the police officers.
- 6:30 am: Banerjee ends his dharna outside the house.
- About 7 am: an unnamed officer says the area is under control and several people are detained.
- Morning: Dilip Ghosh responds during his morning walk.
Before the Kalighat clash: the surveillance complaint
The clash followed Banerjee’s complaint about the men outside his office. “Why is the State Police allegedly spying on and snooping around the office and residence of an elected Member of Parliament? Who authorised this surveillance and for what purpose?” he wrote, according to the Times of India. He tagged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Kolkata Police, the Union Home Ministry and West Bengal Police, and asked for an immediate inquiry into who sent the men and why.
The reports read did not say whether any of them had replied. Banerjee, the Diamond Harbour MP and his party’s national general secretary, is also in a separate case: the Supreme Court has asked the Calcutta High Court to hear his plea about a media trial. More West Bengal stories are on the West Bengal page.
What comes next after the Abhishek Banerjee birthday night
Kalighat is also preparing for Kali Puja on Sunday, 8 November, which the BJP workers mentioned in their account. The three reports read did not include an FIR, the names of anyone detained or an on-record statement from Kolkata Police.
Frequently asked questions
What happened at Abhishek Banerjee's home in Kalighat?
Groups clashed outside the house between about 2 am and 3:30 am on 7 November 2026, police officers told the Hindustan Times. Banerjee alleged BJP supporters attacked it; BJP workers said they were the ones attacked.
Why does Abhishek Banerjee call it the seventh attempt on his life?
That is his own claim, made on X. The reports read did not list the six earlier incidents he was counting.
What did the BJP say?
Minister Dilip Ghosh said a birthday celebrated on a footpath could draw a backlash, asked who had time to kill Banerjee, and said the TMC was trying to mislead people.
Has anyone been arrested?
An unnamed police officer told the Hindustan Times that several people were detained. The reports read did not give an FIR, arrests by name or an on-record police statement.