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Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday (December 17, 2025), defended West Bengal Chief Minister and authorities over the Salt Lake Stadium fiasco successful Kolkata past week during shot fable Lionel Messi’s visit. Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari was not allowed to participate the stadium on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) to measure the damage.
The National General Secretary of Trinamool Congress said the incidental astatine the Messi lawsuit was unexpected and had lapses from some the organisers and the constabulary managing the event.
“Within 1 hr of the chaos, the Chief Minister publicly apologised on her societal media handle. I bash not deliberation immoderate different CM successful the state has acceptable an illustration similar this, where she has the courtesy to apologise to the people,” Mr. Banerjee said. He besides added that the incidental was unwanted and has brought shame to West Bengal connected the satellite signifier due to the fact that of a conception of people.
Mr. Banerjee besides accused that aft the aggregate stampedes successful India successful different States, nary CM has ever apologised publicly. “But our CM does not person immoderate ego, she recognised that the State Government had immoderate negligence in the incident... Due to immoderate people’s overenthusiasm, the common people who bought tickets with their hard-earned wealth could not spot Messi,” Mr. Banerjee added. He assured that the TMC authorities will take action against each idiosyncratic liable for the chaos.
On Wednesday (December 17, 2025), Mr. Adhikari visited the Salt Lake Stadium (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan) to measure the harm astatine the venue of the Messi event. He and his enactment followers circled astir the stadium premises but were stopped from entering.
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“We are MLAs, our spot was destroyed, we volition not go and see that? ... At slightest ₹300 crore has been trailed here. It’s a fiscal transgression arsenic well. They should be investigated nether the money-laundering act,” Mr. Adhikari said. He said this successful narration to the statement implicit the summons income of the lawsuit and the rising request for refunds from spectators.
He added that they privation an autarkic probe into the incidental by a squad which does not person immoderate power from the State Government.
The four-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) that was formed connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) to analyse the chaos at the Messi event also visited the stadium connected Wednesday greeting (December 17, 2025). They are looking into the relation of the organiser of the event Satadru Dutta, who is already nether arrest, and radical who vandalised the stadium.
Seven radical person already been arrested by the section constabulary successful narration to the vandalism that unfolded past week. Six were arrested before, and Bidhannagar South Police connected Wednesday (December 17, 2025) arrested the seventh person.
So acold State Sports Minister Aroop Biswas on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) resigned implicit the chaos astatine the Messi lawsuit aft helium drew monolithic disapproval erstwhile his photos astatine the events went viral connected societal media wherever helium is seen lasting adjacent to Messi.
The State Government connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) issued show-cause notices to apical officials specified arsenic Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar, Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Mukesh Kumar and Principal Secretary of Youth Affairs and Sports section Rajesh Kumar Sinha.
Additionally, they also suspended Bidhannagar DCP Aneesh Sarkar and initiated departmental proceedings against him. However, Mr. Adhikari demanded the apprehension of Mr. Biswas and Minister Sujit Bose, who were contiguous astatine the Messi event.
