Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) accused the BJP-led administration in West Bengal of misusing the police and law-and-order machinery to target Opposition leaders, describing it as an assault on democracy, constitutional values, and human rights.
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Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Ms. Ghose alleged that FIRs were being registered against Trinamool leaders and workers without following due process, and old cases were being revived to harass them.
“The manner in which the police are being misused in Bengal, the way FIRs are being registered, FIRs are not being uploaded, notices are not given to the accused and old offences are being dredged up show that the law-and-order machinery is being misused to target the Trinamool,” she said.
Calling it a “pure case of political vendetta”, Ms. Ghose said the party would challenge the actions at every available forum. “This is an assault on democracy and the Constitution. The people of this country should see how law and order is being dismantled in Bengal. We will take up the issue across the country and also on international platforms because this is a violation of human rights,” she said.
Ms. Ghose claimed that such developments were unprecedented in West Bengal, and accused the BJP government of carrying out “political and public atrocities” against the Trinamool.
Leaders summoned
Referring to what she described as a sustained campaign against the party leadership, Ms. Ghose said Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was questioned for six hours by investigators on Tuesday (September 1, 2026), while Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien was summoned for questioning on Wednesday.
“In fact, Mr. O’Brien was thrown and pushed [in a scuffle that broke out in Kolkata after corporation personnel dismantled a billboard from a Trinamool office] and now there is an FIR against him,” she alleged, adding that the actions were aimed at intimidating the Opposition. “There is an effort to intimidate us, but we will not be intimidated,” she said.
Ms. Ghose also cited a series of cases against Trinamool leaders and the freezing of party accounts as part of what she termed a broader crackdown on the party.
Her remarks come amid the controversy over the removal of the billboard from a party office on Camac Street. According to the Trinamool, police personnel forced their way into the premises during the operation, leading to a scuffle.
