Abhishek Banerjee Warns BJP Leaders Face Jail If Gyanesh Kumar Is Arrested

On Saturday, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee took to the podium and let loose on the ruling BJP, after the Delhi police rounded up a swarm of activists, opposition leaders and even ordinary by‑standers.

Banerjee’s outrage was aimed squarely at the detention of former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, five other MPs and a host of party workers who were simply trying to stage a peaceful sit‑in at a bus stop. ‘If they lock up Gyanesh Kumar, they will lock up everyone – even the most powerful faces in the BJP,’ he warned, his voice a mix of frustration and disbelief.

He went on to question the legitimacy of a government that, in his view, seems terrified of a single citizen’s protest. “Why are we still shutting metro stations, railway stations and airports when the Supreme Court has told you not to?” he asked, pointing out that the same authorities now appear to be using those very closures as a shield for their own actions.

According to Banerjee, the police have already detained around 2,500 people across Delhi – a mixture of party activists, supporters, and even random passers‑by. “This isn’t just about politics; it feels like a ‘Super Emergency’, a dark day for democracy,” he said, drawing a stark, and deliberately shocking, comparison to the era of Adolf Hitler.

Visually, the scene was striking: a convoy of police vans packed with TMC parliamentarians, their faces a blend of confusion and anger, being escorted away from the protest site. The party’s official X (formerly Twitter) account quickly labeled the episode a “SUPER EMERGENCY” and demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking, “What are you so scared of?”

Banerjee’s remarks echo a growing chorus of criticism that the government is muzzling dissent and flouting Supreme Court directives. He concluded with a pointed reminder that India remains a democratic nation, where the right to protest is supposed to be sacrosanct – a right that, in his view, is being eroded piece by piece.