Trouble mounts for Abhishek Banerjee as Kolkata civic body sends notice against his properties

Several properties linked to Trinamool Congress wide caput Abhishek Banerjee person travel nether the scanner of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The notices person been issued nether Section 400(1) of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 wherein the civic assemblage has sought documents related to gathering program approvals and clarification connected whether support was taken for further construction.

The civic assemblage is administered by the Trinamool Congress but notices person been issued to Mr. Banerjee. Over the past fewer days, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has been talking astir the properties owned by Trinamool Congress wide caput and different leaders of the party.

Seeking details

On Monday (May 18, 2026), Mr. Adhikari said that helium had sought details of properties of Trinamool leaders from Municipal Affairs Department and the commissioner of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

“First is Beleghata’s Raju Naskar, who has 18 properties. Second is Kasba’s Sona Pappu, who has 24 properties. Third is Bhatija (nephew successful Hindi), Abhishek Banerjee. There are 14 properties registered successful the sanction of the Leaps and Bounds company, 4 successful his ain name, and six successful the sanction of his father. The 4th is the lad of Javed (Ahmed) Khan (Trinamool’s Kasba MLA), who has 90 properties,” the Chief Minister said.

Before this, an FIR was registered astatine Bidhannagar North Cyber Crime Police Station against a ailment filed by societal activistic Rajib Sarkar. The ailment alleged that helium delivered provocative speeches and threatened Union Home Minister Amit Shah betwixt April 27 and May 3.

Moved HC to quash FIR

Mr. Banerjee connected Monday filed a petition earlier the Calcutta High Court seeking quashing of an FIR filed against him for allegedly making inflammatory remarks. Senior advocator and Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee said the substance is apt to travel up for proceeding aboriginal this week earlier the Bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya.

After the decision successful the West Bengal Assembly polls, Abhishek Banerjee has been astatine the receiving extremity of disapproval by respective leaders of the BJP, including State president Samik Bhattacharya who ridiculed the Trinamool person for his lack connected the crushed for campaigning successful Falta Assembly constituency wherever polling volition beryllium held connected May 21.