TMC leader Soumitra Banerjee attacked with eggs while being taken to court, in Raniganj. File
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The Calcutta High Court has asked the West Bengal government to frame guidelines for the transportation of accused persons to ensure that they are not pelted with eggs.
A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee on Tuesday (July 1, 2026) also asked the State for existing guidelines for the transportation of accused persons and asked the State to file an action-taken report on action taken against egg attacks. The bench also added that arrests of one or two persons will not solve the problem and it was a question of social awareness.
There has been a spate of egg attacks on accused persons, particularly local Trinamool leaders, councillors and former MLAs after their arrest since the change of regime in West Bengal. People gathered outside police stations, courts and even outside the residence of the accused and threw eggs at those in custody. On most occasions, the eggs have landed on the person, soiling the accused person’s clothes and face. The egg attacks have become so frequent that even sitting MPs and MLAs like Saugata Roy and Kunal Ghosh had to face the ordeal.
Most of the time, the people indulging in attacks say that the local Trinamool leaders had taken money and tortured them and justified their action by saying it was public anger. On Tuesday (July 1, 2026), West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said that throwing eggs was not part of the BJP culture or agenda. “ If such incidents keep happening, BJP’s reputation will be dragged through the mud,” he said.
The egg attacks are happening at a time when the BJP government in West Bengal has engaged ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) to provide mid-day meals for children in schools across Kolkata, thereby removing eggs from the menu of school children.
Published – July 01, 2026 01:34 pm IST