Former WB CM and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee leaves after appearing before the Calcutta High Court to argue a case in connection with post-poll violence and attacks on party offices, in Kolkata, Thursday, May 14, 2026. W for Woman Floral Printed Rayon Straight Kurta

lawyers shout 'thief' slogans at Mamata Banerjee TMC leader and advocate Kalyan Banerjee, who accompanied the former WB CM to court, suspected that lawyers under the influence of the BJP attempted to interrupt Mamata.

“The court is not a place to publicly brand someone a thief or a dacoit. We can also say similar things about opposition party leaders. The former CM had gone to the court to argue a petition, and we faced immense difficulty while leaving the place after the hearing got over. If this can happen to Mamata Banerjee, imagine what’s happening currently with the ordinary workers of the TMC across Bengal,” Kalyan Banerjee said.

The TMC supremo, who was also accompanied by former minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, and the matter pertains to a public interest litigation filed by advocate Shirshanya Bandyopadhyay on behalf of the TMC, asserting attacks on party offices and violence against its workers, following the announcement of the 2026 assembly poll results. Beyond the 'One Nation' Nostalgia: The Risks of Trusting an Infected State

According to the petitioner, several TMC leaders and workers were allegedly forced to flee their homes after the polls, while many of them were attacked “because of their association with the Trinamool Congress”

The petition was filed in the Calcutta High Court on May 12. The matter came up for hearing before a division bench comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Parthasarathi Sen. Silicon, Sovereignty, and Security: Inside the Trump-Xi High-Stakes Summit

Looks like for Mamata and Abhishek Banerjee, the upcoming days are going to be dreaded, all the violence they indulged in for 15 years is coming back to haunt them!