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Mamata Banerjee appears in Calcutta High Court over post-poll violence claims demanding police FIRs
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Published on 14 May 2026
Court told bulldozers demolished Hog Market shops moments after results
West Bengal’s former chief minister Mamata Banerjee appeared before the Calcutta High Court on Thursday for a hearing tied to a post-poll violence PIL filed after the May 4 election results. Senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee alleged widespread hooliganism and targeting of Trinamool Congress workers, while petitioner Bikash Bhattacharya pointed to the demolition of Muslim shopkeepers’ makeshift stalls in Kolkata’s Hog Market area using a bulldozer. Banerjee also urged the court to direct police to register FIRs for all poll-related violence.
- Mamata Banerjee reached Calcutta High Court just before 11:00 AM
- Hearing follows a PIL filed after results on May 4
- Kalyan Banerjee alleged post-poll hooliganism and attacks on TMC workers
- Petitioner cited Hog Market demolitions affecting Muslim shopkeepers
- Advocates claimed bulldozer demolition was illegal and hit a 400-year structure
- Banerjee sought interim orders for police FIRs on all violence cases
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