Nearly a week after claiming that unidentified individuals had placed his Kolkata residence and office under surveillance, Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Abhishek Banerjee has approached the Election Commission of India. He warned the poll panel that individuals connected to the BJP, allegedly assisted by certain police officers, could attack the premises and forcibly confiscate documents tied to an ongoing party name-symbol dispute case.
In an official representation submitted to the Election Commission, Banerjee's legal counsel, Arka K Nag, cautioned against potential further assaults on the property along with attempts to tamper with or remove affidavits and other records prepared for submission. Banerjee previously asserted that continuous surveillance is being maintained on his person and his combined residence-cum-office.
The submission detailed suspicions that associates of the BJP might try to breach or target the location with the explicit aim of seizing evidentiary materials prepared for the ongoing proceedings. The lawyer emphasized that these concerns are especially pressing given the active status of the dispute case currently pending adjudication before the Commission.
The legal representation argued that any efforts to intimidate involved personnel or disrupt the preparation and safeguarding of critical affidavits could undermine the party's capacity to participate meaningfully in the case. It underscored that the Commission's adjudicatory proceedings must stay entirely clear of coercion, intimidation, and unlawful interference to guarantee that all participants retain a fair chance to compile and present their evidence.
Banerjee's legal team maintained that the close timing and pattern of recent events have generated valid fears of additional security breaches and efforts to obstruct materials related to the active matter. Earlier on November 6, the TMC leader posted on social media alleging that unidentified persons posing as law enforcement officers were monitoring his home and office, noting at the time that he possessed the license plate numbers of the motorcycles involved.