Kolkata, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The West Bengal government on Thursday confirmed that 36 people from the state are missing in Nepal due to devastating floods. Although the state government officials are yet to give the details of all the missing persons, they have claimed these tourists are from different pockets in West Bengal, including Kolkata, Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas district, Basirhat in North 24 Parganas, Durgapur in West Burdwan district, Tarakeshwar in Hooghly and Siliguri in Darjeeling district. Earlier, confusing figures about the missing persons started surfacing from different quarters since Wednesday night.

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Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom He urged the security agencies to ensure the safety of citizens. Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday (June 6, 2026) west bengal Has completely rejected the claims of seeking central security cover for the attack in Sonarpur. He said that all these claims are false, baseless and far from the truth.

Kolkata, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Saturday, issued a statement rubbishing claims that surfaced last week about him allegedly seeking security cover of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) for himself after the assault by an angry mob at Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on the afternoon of May 30. Information about Abhishek Banerjee allegedly seeking CAPF security cover surfaced last week, after the expelled Trinamool Congress legislator, Ritabrata Banerjee, who is now the leader of the official block of Trinamool Congress’ legislative party in the state Assembly and also the official Leader of the Opposition, referred to this issue while speaking to media persons last week.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday summoned Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to appear before the agency on June 15 in connection with a money laundering probe linked to irregularities in the West Bengal primary teacher recruitment case, people aware of the developments said. TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee shows his broken glasses to the media after being subjected to violence by unidentified persons during a visit to Sonarpur to meet families of victims of post-election violence, in Sonarpur on Saturday. (Annie Gram video) The summons, which requires the former chief minister's nephew to report to the Kolkata district office of the DG, were served at Banerjee's Kalighat district residence.

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In a separate incident on Sunday, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee alleged that he was attacked near Chanditala Police Station in Hooghly district.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee has claimed that he suffered a head injury in an alleged attack by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Sunday, a day after party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was assaulted in Sonarpur. TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee was allegedly attacked near Chanditala police station after arriving to deliver a delegation over the post-poll violence, in Hooghly on Sunday. (AITC/ANI) Kalyan Banerjee, also a lawyer, said after the alleged attack: "Look how they attacked me in front of the police. Yesterday they tried to kill Abhishek and today they tried to kill me." He protested near Chanditala police station.

A day after Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee was harassed in Sonarpur district of South 24 Parganas, another party MP, Kalyan Banerjee, was allegedly attacked in West Bengal's Hooghly district when he arrived to submit a memorandum against the arrest of party workers after the Assembly elections. TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee reacts after being attacked near Chanditala police station in Hooghly. (PTI) The incident came a day after Abhishek Banerjee was manhandled by several people during his visit to Sonarpur to meet families affected by the post-election violence. TMC's Kalyan Banerjee 'attack' near Kolkata…

Five people were arrested, and two were detained by the West Bengal Police for allegedly harassing and manhandling TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in South 24 Parganas in Sonarpur on Saturday afternoon, with BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar alleging that the accused are Trinamool Congress workers known to be close to party leader Lovely Maitra. TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee alleged that BJP workers attacked his convoy during his visit to Sonarpur, claiming it was an attempt to kill him. (PTI) A police officer said that seven people were arrested on the basis of security camera and news footage of the mob attack on the TMC's national secretary general, HT reported earlier.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday thanked Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for extending support after the attack on him in Sonarpur in West Bengal, which Gandhi described as "completely reprehensible". Banerjee described the incident as "political violence and state-sponsored terrorism" and expressed his gratitude to Rahul Gandhi for standing by him. (that I) On Saturday, Banerjee sustained minor injuries after stones and eggs were pelted at him in Sonarpur during a visit to meet families affected by the alleged post-election violence.

A major West Bengal political row has erupted after a Mamata Banerjee leaked audio clip emerged. In it, she allegedly threatens a Kolkata hospital CEO after Abhishek Banerjee was attacked in Sonarpur. Kolkata: An explosive Mamata Banerjee leaked audio clip has triggered a massive West Bengal political row. In the viral recording, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is purportedly heard berating and threatening the CEO of Belle Vue Hospital Kolkata.

Kolkata, May 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) After six people were arrested in connection with the attack and harassment of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur, the party on Sunday claimed that the police action was merely a formality and alleged that the actual perpetrators were linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party also raised concerns over the security arrangements available to Banerjee, questioning whether the central security cover provided to a sitting Member of Parliament would continue to accompany him in such situations. Reacting to the arrests, Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy alleged that those arrested were not the principal accused behind the incident and accused the authorities of failing to act against the alleged masterminds.

In a separate incident on Sunday, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee alleged that he was attacked near Chanditala Police Station in Hooghly district.

Five people were arrested and two were detained by police during night raids for allegedly harassing and manhandling Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur district of South 24 Parganas on Saturday afternoon, police said. TMC Secretary General Abhishek Banerjee wears a helmet after stones and eggs were pelted at him during his visit to meet families of victims of post-election violence, in Sonarpur, West Bengal. (PTI) "Seven people were arrested based on security camera and news footage of the mob attack on Banerjee. Five of them were arrested after being interrogated," a police officer said, requesting anonymity.

Kolkata, May 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Six people have been arrested in connection with the attack and harassment of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, the police said on Sunday. Banerjee was heckled and attacked when he went to the family of a deceased Trinamool worker in Sonarpur on Saturday. He faced public outrage on the way, with some people throwing eggs and brick fragments at him while 'thief' slogans were also raised by a section of protesters. The Trinamool leader, who is the nephew of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, had to face harassment while walking to the house of the Trinamool worker, and some of the protesters heckled him and tried to punch him even as he was being protected by his security personnel.

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Former Chief Minister of Bengal W Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee late on Saturday night claimed that her nephew Abhishek Banerjee “would have died” in the attack he faced “if not for his helmet”. TMC chief and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leaves after meeting Abhishek Banerjee at a private hospital after he was briefly admitted, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (PTI) Abhishek, a TMC MP, was assaulted by workers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party during his visit to Sonarpur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday.

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The men allegedly pushed and beat the TMC member even as security personnel tried to protect him. Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was allegedly manhandled on Saturday afternoon by dozens of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, including women, in Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas. TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee wears a helmet after being pelted with stones, shoes and eggs while visiting families of victims of post-election violence, in Sonarpur, West Bengal, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (PTI) The men allegedly pushed and beat the TMC member even as security personnel tried to protect him.

Kolkata, May 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Saturday that the attack on Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party's Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee was the result of "public anger and resentment" towards the previous ruling party in West Bengal. Abhishek Banerjee was severely heckled on Saturday after he reached Sonarpur in South 24 Paragans district of West Bengal to meet a party worker who reportedly became a victim of post-poll violence after May 4, when the results of the recently concluded state Assembly elections were announced.

Opposition party leaders strongly condemned the alleged attack on TMC national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee during his visit to Sonarpur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, where he went to meet families affected by the post-election violence. Opposition party leaders strongly condemned the alleged attack on TMC national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee during his visit to Sonarpur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, where he went to meet families affected by the post-election violence. Read also | A new problem for TMC's Abhishek Banerjee, who has been summoned by the CID in the forged signature probe…

Kolkata, May 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party's Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, who was heckled and assaulted at Sonarpur in South 24 Paragans district of West Bengal on Saturday, had been admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata after he was escorted out of Sonarpur and brought back to the state capital Kolkata. After reaching the hospital, Abhishek Banerjee was seen sitting in a wheelchair. He entered the hospital while sitting in a wheelchair. After receiving news about attack on her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress supremo and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also reached the Eastern Metropolitical hospital and went straight to the emergency unit of the hospital where Abhishek Banerjee is reportedly undergoing the check-up by a team of doctors.

The Trinamool Congress alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party workers were behind the attack.