Bulldozer Reaches Outside Abhishek Banerjee’s House: Tin Shadow, Border Gate Removed

The civic action comes amid a politically charged standoff with the TMC over alleged police surveillance outside Abhishek’s residence and the BJP-led state government facing questions over the circumstances surrounding the demolition. | Photo credit: ANI

A bulldozer was deployed outside Mamata’s All India Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s residence in Kalighat, Kolkata on Thursday (Nov 12, 2026) as municipal workers razed makeshift sheds erected over the footpath and an iron border gate that allegedly obstructed pedestrian movement.

A large contingent of Kolkata Police and Central Force personnel was deployed outside the TMC national general secretary’s residence at 121, Kalighat Road as municipal workers bulldozed the temporary structures. An iron gate installed outside the boundary wall of the residence was also dismantled using a gas cutter on allegations that it was encroaching on the pavement.

The development comes days after a clash broke out outside his house after the Diamond Harbor MP alleged that he was attacked by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ‘goons’ on November 7. Mr Banerjee shared a video of the attack on his social media and claimed it was the seventh attempt on his life in the last six months. He blamed “BJP hooligans” for the attack. In a video shared by Mr. Banerjee, a mob can be seen attacking the house with sticks and tearing banners of shops next to the house. Several police officers in uniform are seen chasing away the crowd.

Later, his supporters gathered outside his house for his birthday. Meanwhile, a group of BJP supporters appeared on the scene and started shouting “thief, thief” slogans. Photos of the Trinamool leader, cutouts and banners hung with birthday wishes were torn. When Trinamool supporters tried to stop it, an argument broke out between the two camps and clashes ensued.

Even on Wednesday (November 11, 2026), Mr. Banerjee shared another video on his X in which he claimed that police personnel were conducting surveillance outside his residence using vehicles. Party spokesperson Arka Nag also predicted with media personnel that the administration might be planning to demolish the shed in front of his house. He said such attacks were only an attempt to curtail Mr. Banerjee’s voice.

Mr. Nag said the shed was originally built by the West Bengal Security Directorate when Mr. Banerjee was using the Z-plus security cover to house the personnel assigned to protect him.

Earlier, the South 24 Parganas district administration in July also started demolishing parts of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s party office in Amtala after it was found to have been built allegedly without an approved building plan and in violation of applicable rules.

However, commenting on the development, Mr Banerjee said on Thursday that nothing could silence his voice. “No number of bulldozers can silence my voice or break my resolve. I will continue my fight against Bangla Birodhis. I will not back down or budge an inch till my last breath,” he wrote on X.

Published – November 12, 2026 11:41 AM IST