Kolkata : The Bengal BJP has released a list of 43 properties allegedly linked to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, including several said to be jointly owned with his aides and family members. Sources said that the Suvendu Adhikari-led government would conduct a detailed probe into the ownership details. The Trinamool Congress, however, dismissed the list as false and not credible.
The Lok Sabha MP nipped the controversy in the bud, denying any connection to it. “I can’t say who it is, but it’s definitely not the Saayoni Ghosh who started from a humble background with no windfall profits made from politics to date. Please know, I won’t budge an inch, I won’t let it pass. Legal action will be taken for spreading fake news. This ‘Ghosh’ won’t be bullied, she further said.
The 43 properties, located across posh areas in Kolkata, are either under joint ownership or in the name of Abhishek Banerjee. However, it must be noted here that it doesn’t specify whether it is the Diamond Harbour MP. The mobile numbers of the owners are also listed. The list was taken from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation database. Interestingly, KMC is still under the TMC, and party MLA Firhad Hakim remains the Kolkata mayor.
Any journalist with a basic sense of ethics and understanding can visit the mentioned addresses or call the numbers cited in the said notice to verify the facts rather than merely propagating narratives being fed by the BJP,” the party said in a statement. Former TMC Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale claimed the document was a “complete hoax” and “inaccurate”. “It’s merely a name-based search from the website. Is there only one person with the name Abhishek Banerjee in all of Kolkata?” Gokhale tweeted.
Hours later, Abhishek held a press conference, brazenly claiming he would not “bow down” even if the government razed down his house. “Let them do whatever they want… raze down my home, send notice. I won’t bow down over these things. Come what may, my fight will continue against the BJP,” he said.
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