Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, Diamond Harbor MP Abhishek Banerjee was attacked in West Bengal’s Sonarpur. The local people got angry and attacked him on Saturday. Mamata Banerjee reacted strongly to this incident. “The rulers have become murderers,” they said. She made these comments targeting BJP. The attack took place when he went to visit the family of the victim of the post-election violence.
Opposition united on Abhishek’s attack. Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) joined hands with Mamata against BJP. He said that the lack of police security for a prominent MP is a very serious matter. Mamata responded in X.. “The rulers have now become murderers. “BJP should be ashamed of this action,” he wrote. On the other hand, Abhishek Banerjee alleged that the BJP itself attacked him. Congress chief Mallikarjuna Kharge described the attack as partisan politics. In response, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the BJP government in Bengal is doing nothing but doing hate politics.
BJP also responded to the opposition’s criticism. Union Minister Sukanta Mazumdar said that this is an attack by local people and it has a political color. He said that Abhishek Banerjee publicly threatened BJP workers during the election and he also challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah. It was alleged that Abhishek’s network was behind the repeated attacks when CM Suvendu was the leader of the opposition. BJP Bengal chief Sameek Bhattacharya responded and expressed his anger against TMC that arrogance and one-sided ideology will not last for long.
Staying true to his word, Shri @abhishekaitc REFUSED TO ABANDON the grieving family of Sanju Karmakar.
Even after a vicious attack by @BJP4Bengal-backed miscreants, our National General Secretary chose not to turn back. Instead, he stood beside a family devastated by an… pic.twitter.com/L11oo92AzQ
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) May 30, 2026
