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Mamata Banerjee appears before Calcutta High Court to argue Bengal post-poll violence PIL
Mamata Banerjee arrived at the Calcutta High Court to argue a public interest litigation alleging widespread post-poll violence in Bengal after the Assembly results. The PIL, filed on May 12 on behalf of the TMC, seeks probes into attacks on party offices and workers, with a division bench hearing the matter.
Why It Matters
The hearing centers on alleged violence against TMC workers and offices after the election, testing law and order and constitutional responses in Bengal.
Timeline
2 Events
Mamata Banerjee arrives to argue Bengal post-poll violence matter
May 14, 2026
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived at the Calcutta High Court to argue the PIL concerning post-poll violence across Bengal. She appeared in a lawyer’s attire and was accompanied by senior Trinamool Congress leaders Chandrima Bhattacharya and Kalyan Banerjee as a Division Bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Parthasarathi Sen heard the case.
PIL filed in Calcutta High Court on Bengal post-poll violence
May 12, 2026
A public interest litigation was filed in the Calcutta High Court by advocate Shirshanya Bandyopadhyay on behalf of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The petition alleges attacks on party offices and violence against TMC workers following the announcement of the poll results, with several leaders and workers reportedly forced to flee their homes due to their association with the TMC.