Watch: Derek O’Brien falls down staircase amid clash at TMC office
Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien was injured during a confrontation with police and municipal officials at the party's Kolkata office. The incident occurred while authorities were removing a signboard from a building housing the office of MP Abhishek Banerjee.
Why it matters
The incident highlights escalating political tensions in West Bengal between the ruling TMC and state administration, raising concerns about democratic norms and political harassment.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O’Brien fell down a staircase amid a confrontation at the party’s office in Kolkata on Thursday, later alleging that more than 150 police personnel had “illegally trespassed” into the building."At 3.30 pm the Kolkata Municipal Corporation came with an illegal notice backed by the Kolkata police. The notice was not signed. The notice said a photograph was attached, but there was no photograph. The notice did not have any details... For over one and a half hours, we tried to explain to them. Then they illegally trespassed into the building. More than 150 police officers went in there. They pushed and shoved us on the staircase," O'Brien said, addressing reporters.He further claimed that TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee was present during the incident and linked the police action to the party’s annual students’ rally scheduled for the following day.
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