Kolkata, Nov. 11 -- MAITC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that Kolkata Police personnel were using official police vehicles to conduct surveillance around his residence, claiming that another attack against him could be in the making after an incident of violence on his birthday outside his house.
In a post on X, Banerjee said police officials were once again keeping watch around his residence and accused them of snooping on him. He claimed that a similar recce had been conducted last week, shortly before the November 7 attack by miscreants.
Pointing out that four days had passed since the incident, Banerjee questioned the police over the failure to arrest any of the alleged perpetrators. He said he had serious reasons to believe that another attack was being planned.
Drawing a parallel between the alleged surveillance and the continuing incidents of crimes against women and other offences across the state, he questioned whether the objective was to intimidate and silence him.
"Why is the BJP government so afraid of my voice?" he asked, while also questioning the alleged inaction of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla despite his repeated complaints.
Banerjee further raised questions over the role of the police force, asking whether it was being deployed to protect citizens or to intimidate those who question the government.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.