Overview
- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has served fresh assessment notices to properties tied to Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, seeking details on use, area and tenant numbers with a seven-day reply window.
- KMC building teams had earlier issued Section 400(1) notices to about 17 properties that asked for sanctioned plans or ordered removal of alleged unauthorised portions before any reassessment.
- A broader list circulating on social media that named more than 40 properties was rejected by the Trinamool Congress as fabricated and politically motivated, and the party has threatened legal action against those who circulated it.
- The dispute triggered immediate political fallout inside the city corporation: the KMC monthly session was cancelled by the municipal commissioner, councillors held a protest session, Mamata Banerjee convened emergency meetings of TMC councillors, and the KMC secretary was transferred.
- Next steps hinge on whether owners meet the seven-day deadline, whether KMC conducts fresh assessments and hearings before setting revised tax bills, and on any court challenges or further administrative moves under the KMC Act.