{"id":17294,"date":"2026-08-27T17:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T17:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17294"},"modified":"2026-08-27T17:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T17:36:26","slug":"watch-derek-obrien-falls-down-staircase-amid-clash-at-tmc-office-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17294","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Derek O\u2019Brien falls down staircase amid clash at TMC office | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133574577,imgsize-15890622,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/27th-1.jpg\" alt=\"Watch: Derek O\u2019Brien falls down staircase amid clash at TMC office\" title=\"Derek O\u2019Brien falls during chaos at TMC office\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Derek O\u2019Brien falls during chaos at TMC office\">Derek O\u2019Brien falls during chaos at TMC office<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/trinamool-congress\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trinamool Congress<\/a> (TMC) MP Derek O\u2019Brien fell down a staircase amid a confrontation at the party\u2019s office in Kolkata on Thursday, later alleging that more than 150 police personnel had \u201cillegally trespassed\u201d into the building.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>&#8220;At 3.30 pm the Kolkata Municipal Corporation came with an illegal notice backed by the Kolkata police. The notice was not signed. The notice said a photograph was attached, but there was no photograph. The notice did not have any details&#8230; For over one and a half hours, we tried to explain to them. Then they illegally trespassed into the building. More than 150 police officers went in there. They pushed and shoved us on the staircase,&#8221; O&#8217;Brien said, addressing reporters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>He further claimed that TMC leader <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/abhishek-banerjee\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abhishek Banerjee<\/a> was present during the incident and linked the police action to the party\u2019s annual students\u2019 rally scheduled for the following day. O\u2019Brien also alleged that police had \u201cillegally\u201d picked up 10 to 15 TMC workers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>&#8220;They pushed and shoved us on the staircase. Abhishek was also there. This was done today because tomorrow is the students&#8217; annual rally of the Trinamool Congress. This is all BJP and BJP&#8217;s B-team who are playing. First, I&#8217;m going to the police station because they&#8217;ve illegally picked up 10 or 15 of our team workers,&#8221; O&#8217;Brien added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The incident took place after personnel from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), accompanied by Kolkata Police, removed a signboard reading \u2018All India Trinamool Congress\u2019 from a building on Camac Street that houses the office of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Banerjee criticised the administration in a post on X, alleging that democratic norms were being eroded in the state. <!-- -->He argued that such a structure could only be removed after the affected party had been heard by a court and an order had been passed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>A KMC team was initially stopped by Banerjee and his supporters, who questioned the validity of the order the officials were carrying. The team later returned with a fresh order and a larger police contingent, which entered the building and proceeded to the roof to remove the hoarding, as cited by PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Banerjee also alleged that several billboards above shops on Camac Street, including those belonging to the BJP, remained untouched, questioning why the KMC and police had not taken similar action against them.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/watch-derek-obrien-falls-down-staircase-amid-clash-at-tmc-office\/articleshow\/133574486.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derek O\u2019Brien falls during chaos at TMC office Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O\u2019Brien fell down a staircase amid a confrontation at the party\u2019s office in Kolkata on Thursday, later alleging that more than 150 police personnel had \u201cillegally trespassed\u201d into 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