Abhishek Banerjee Alleges Unequal Treatment in Police Cases, Raises Narada Sting Operation Issue

MP, Nov 15, 2026, Kolkata: Taking a swipe at Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, MAITC national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the former Leader of the Opposition, who was seen accepting money on camera, had never been summoned to a police station for questioning, while he himself was facing multiple cases.

“Over the past five years, despite Suvendu Adhikari being seen taking money in the Narada sting operation, you have not seen him appear at a police station or before a CBI court,” Banerjee said.

He made the remarks after appearing at Bhowanipore police station in connection with an FIR over his May 2 post on X, in which he referred to a “Bangla Birodhi Gujarati gang” and described Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as its “stooge”.

Banerjee said he had answered the questions put to him by the investigating officers and would cooperate if summoned again.

Defending the post, he said it was published when the Model Code of Conduct was in force, while the complaint against him was lodged on May 27, after the change of government in the state.

Explaining his use of the term “Gujarati gang”, Banerjee said he had replied to a post by BJP leader Amit Malviya. He alleged that Malviya had questioned the existence of the Bengali language and referred to it as Bangladeshi.

“Is the language we are speaking Bengali or Bangladeshi? It is Bengali,” he said.

Banerjee also accused BJP leaders of insulting the Bengali language, culture and icons. He cited the vandalism of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’s statue and remarks concerning the Bengali language, Swami Vivekananda and Goddess Durga.

“This is why I have called the BJP anti-Bengal,” he said.

Banerjee also confirmed that he would appear at Girish Park Police Station on November 20 in connection with another FIR alleging that he had threatened police personnel.