This time, Kolkata Municipal Corporation has issued a notice to Abhishek Bandyopadhyay. Questions have been raised regarding the houses on Kalighat Road and Harish Mukherjee Road. Was permission taken from the corporation for any additional construction? The notice has been sent to the All India General Secretary of the Trinamool Congress seeking information on this matter. Chief Minister Shuvendu Adhikari recently warned at a meeting in Diamond Harbour that accounts would be settled. Following this, the notice has reportedly reached, according to political circles. Today, Monday evening, Shuvendu Adhikari spoke at a thanksgiving event on Camac Street, where he also mentioned Abhishek’s 24 properties.
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Abhishek Bandyopadhyay has a house on Harish Mukherjee Road in South Kolkata. He also has a house on Kalighat Road. According to sources from Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the house on Kalighat Road has been shown as property of Lips and Bounds. Reports indicate that for the past three days, Kolkata Municipal Corporation has been assessing these two houses. Subsequently, a notice has been sent to Abhishek Bandyopadhyay, the second-in-command of Trinamool and MP from Diamond Harbour, under Section 401 regarding these two houses. In this case, the notice asks whether those two houses were built according to rules. If any additional construction was made, was permission taken from the corporation? It has been asked to submit that information.
Abhishek Bandyopadhyay has a house on Harish Mukherjee Road in South Kolkata. He also has a house on Kalighat Road. According to sources from Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the house on Kalighat Road has been shown as property of Lips and Bounds. Reports indicate that for the past three days, Kolkata Municipal Corporation has been assessing these two houses.
In this case, all documents including the sanctioned plan for building the house have been requested from the corporation. It has also been stated that those details and documents should be submitted to the corporation immediately. Politically, this incident is quite significant. So, has the fact-finding begun regarding Abhishek Bandyopadhyay’s properties? The Trinamool Congress’s electoral defeat and Shuvendu Adhikari’s swearing-in as the first BJP Chief Minister in the state. Initially, police security was removed from in front of Abhishek Bandyopadhyay’s house, Shantikunj. Attention was also given to ensure that the general public could use the road in front of that house.
During the Trinamool Congress government’s tenure, Abhishek received extensive security. How could an MP get so much security? That question also arose. Subsequently, Kolkata Police also withdrew that security. Reports say Abhishek is now receiving only the security that an MP is entitled to under the law.