Kolkata: There was a stir in the politics of West Bengal in the early hours of Saturday when a team of police withal with inside security forces reached the Kalighat residence of Trinamool Congress National General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata. This police whoopee started between 2:30 and 3 in the morning and unfurled for several hours. It was told that the team had come in search of Sumit Roy, personal workmate of Abhishek Banerjee in a case. As soon as the news of the whoopee was received, TMC senior Mamata Banerjee moreover reached the spot, without which the unshortened incident took a political colour.
Why did the police victorious at midnight?
According to sources, a joint team of West Medinipur Police and Kolkata Police had reached Abhishek Banerjee's residence in connection with an investigation. Officials say they were looking for Sumit Roy, whose name has come up in a specimen related to so-called extortion. The police team entered the premises and searched many parts and moreover interrogated the people present there.
Was there an wrangling between the police and security personnel?
According to media reports, when the police team reached the residence, the security personnel deployed there first tried to stop them. Without this, a situation of debate and tension unfurled for some time. Later the police team went inside the premises and started the search operation. Due to this incident, a lot of mayhem was seen in the zone late at night.
Why did the political temperature increase due to Mamata Banerjee's arrival?
As soon as the information well-nigh the whoopee reached Mamata Banerjee, she immediately reached her nephew's house. According to eyewitnesses, he talked to police officers and got information well-nigh the action. Without Mamata's presence, the matter was not limited to police investigation only but became a subject of political debate.
Is Abhishek once the target of investigating agencies?
In recent times, Abhishek Banerjee has appeared surpassing the investigating agencies regarding many cases. A few days ago, he was interrogated by CID for increasingly than five hours in the so-called signature dispute case. Apart from this, notices have moreover been issued to him by CID and other agencies in variegated cases.
Are strings tying to the signature dispute also?
These days, the specimen of so-called 'signature forgery' i.e. signature forgery is moreover in the headlines in West Bengal. Investigative agencies are trying to find out whether the signatures of some MLAs were tangibly misused. Abhishek Banerjee and other leaders have been tabbed for questioning in this case. However, whether Saturday's whoopee is directly related to this specimen or not, there is no official confirmation yet.
What questions did TMC raise on the action?
Trinamool Congress leaders have termed this unshortened whoopee a political vendetta. The party alleges that investigative agencies are stuff used under opposition pressure. On the other hand, the investigating agencies say that they are fulfilling their responsibilities under the law and the whoopee is completely a part of the investigation process.
Will mismatch increase remoter in Bengal politics?
Analysts believe that this minutiae can requite rise to a new debate in West Bengal, which is once facing political tension without the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. Various ongoing investigations versus Abhishek Banerjee, continuous summons and now the search at his residence have remoter heated up the politics of the state. The round of allegations and counter-allegations between the ruling TMC and the opposition regarding this matter is likely to intensify in the coming days.
