NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that Kolkata Police officials were using official vehicles to conduct surveillance outside his residence.In a post on X, Banerjee alleged that police officials were once again conducting surveillance around his residence and attempting to snoop on him. He claimed a similar recce had been carried out last week, after which a group of people attacked him on November 7.“Four days have passed, yet not a single perpetrator has been arrested,” he said, expressing concern that another attack was being planned.
Banerjee questioned whether the alleged surveillance was intended to intimidate and silence him while crimes, including rape, continued across West Bengal.He also questioned why the BJP government was “so afraid” of his voice and alleged that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had failed to intervene despite his repeated complaints.“Is the police force being used to protect citizens or to intimidate those who dare to question the government?” he asked.Earlier on November 7, Abhishek Banerjee alleged that his residence was attacked by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers around 2 am, accusing the Kolkata Police of failing to prevent the incident. He also claimed that it was the seventh attempt on his life in the past six months and accused the judiciary of turning a blind eye to the alleged attacks.