Police in West Bengal registered a first information report against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee on Friday, May 15, 2026 [1].
The legal action comes amid a volatile election cycle in West Bengal, where rhetoric between the TMC and the central government has intensified. This case highlights the increasing legal scrutiny of campaign speeches shared via social media.
Banerjee, the national general secretary of the TMC and the Lok Sabha MP from Diamond Harbour, is accused of making provocative and inflammatory remarks during election speeches [1, 2]. The Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate filed the report after allegations surfaced that the MP issued threats against Union Home Minister Amit Shah [1, 3].
The complaint alleges that the speeches were designed to incite public sentiment during the West Bengal assembly election campaign [4, 5]. Authorities are reviewing content posted on social media platforms to determine the extent of the inflammatory language used in these addresses [1, 3].
In separate statements, Banerjee said the central government manipulated vote counting processes [4]. He also said the Centre failed to stop post-poll violence in the region [4, 5].
The FIR was officially registered on May 15, 2026 [1]. The investigation remains active as police examine the legal threshold for provocative speech versus political campaigning in the state.
“The Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate filed the report after allegations surfaced that the MP issued threats against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.”
This legal action underscores the deepening friction between the Trinamool Congress and the central government during the West Bengal assembly elections. By filing an FIR based on social media content, authorities are signaling a lower tolerance for inflammatory rhetoric, potentially setting a precedent for how political speech is monitored and prosecuted during active campaign cycles in India.
