Overview
- Abhishek Banerjee said Thursday on X that nearly 25 people linked to his office were abruptly summoned or picked up by the Special Task Force and CID and were pressured to give false statements.
- He also alleged phone‑tapping and harassment of family members and cited security incidents including stone‑pelting at his home and an alleged armed individual near Kolkata airport.
- The BJP rejected the accusations and said police are carrying out lawful accountability measures against alleged corruption under the previous TMC government.
- Court and police records show the Calcutta High Court directed Banerjee to appear before the CID in a signature‑forgery probe, which he complied with, and an FIR was registered at Kalighat over convoy conduct.
- The row underlines growing institutional strain in West Bengal after the May election turnover and could shape how investigations, public safety laws and political campaigning play out in the state.