Abhishek Banerjee Kolkata Home: Bamboo Shed, Gate Removed by KMC
A guards' shed set up during Z-plus cover became a pavement dispute after crowds gathered at Banerjee's birthday celebrations.
Image: National Herald
Municipal workers used a bulldozer on Thursday, 12 November 2026, to demolish a makeshift bamboo shed outside the Kolkata home of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee at 121 Kalighat Road, and a gas cutter to take down an iron gate outside the boundary wall. Workers of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, with Kolkata Police and central forces deployed, did the clearance after complaints that the structures took up pedestrian space, National Herald reported with PTI inputs.
A Shed for Guards, Now Gone
The TMC says the shed was no ordinary encroachment. Party spokesperson Arka Nag said it was put up for security by the West Bengal Directorate of Security when Banerjee had Z-plus protection and housed the personnel guarding him. He said it was no longer needed once additional security cover was withdrawn, and that Banerjee’s office had itself arranged its removal. The party rejected any suggestion that Banerjee had put up an unauthorised structure.
Some residents had complained that the shed blocked the footpath. The National Herald report does not carry a statement from the corporation, the police or the state government.
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How the Row Built Up Since 6 November
The dispute sharpened on 6 November, when crowds gathered under the structure during Banerjee’s birthday celebrations. On Wednesday he posted a video backing his claim that police were watching his house from vehicles, and his office staff began dismantling the shed. Police returned to the area on Wednesday evening, which the TMC linked to preparations to remove it. The clearance was completed on Thursday under heavy deployment.
IPB earlier reported Banerjee’s allegation of an attack on his Kolkata home at 2 AM.
What Is Still Unclear
The reports available so far do not say whether a notice was served before the demolition, and no official statement from the corporation, police or state government had been published at the time of writing.
Source: Based on reporting by National Herald (with PTI inputs). No official statement or document was found; searches covered KMC, Kolkata Police and TMC sources.
Image: National Herald.
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