Overview
- The All India Trinamool Congress filed a Public Interest Litigation that was mentioned in the Calcutta High Court on Monday, asking the court to act quickly against a wave of alleged attacks and public humiliation of its MPs, MLAs and workers.
- The petition names specific incidents involving MPs Abhishek Banerjee, Kalyan Bandopadhyay and Derek O’Brien and MLAs Kunal Ghosh and Madan Mitra as examples of egg‑pelting, vandalism and assaults cited in court papers.
- The PIL alleges degrading treatment of arrested Trinamool figures, including being paraded with ropes and in innerwear, and says police have used helmets on detainees to control crowds during transfers.
- A Division Bench led by Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty agreed to give the matter urgent hearing but has not yet issued any orders or rulings on the reliefs the party seeks.
- The filing comes after a change of state government and a round of arrests of Trinamool leaders, and it could prompt judicial scrutiny of policing practices, influence future protections for political figures, and further sharpen partisan tensions in West Bengal.