Kolkata, July 18 -- In a significant development, the South 24 Parganas district administration demolished the Amtala office of Diamond Harbour MP and Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday, citing alleged illegal construction and failure to respond to repeated notices.
Heavy police deployment and central paramilitary forces were stationed around the office from Saturday morning.
Barricades were erected around the premises, while senior police and civil administration officials supervised the operation.
A bulldozer was brought to the site and the demolition began amid tight security. Fire services personnel were also kept on standby.
The district administration had first issued a notice to the office on June 30, seeking...