Abhishek Banerjee, the general secretary of the All India Trinamool Congress and nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, faced a violent backlash during a visit to the family of a party worker killed amid post-election unrest in Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas district. On May 30, 2023, a mob attacked him with eggs and stones, forcing him to don a cricket helmet for protection. Banerjee, a Lok Sabha member from Diamond Harbour, described the attack as pre-planned and accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of inciting the violence. As he attempted to meet the grieving family, he was met with shouts of “chor, chor” (thief, thief) from the crowd. The incident lasted over an hour before police intervened. Banerjee emphasized his determination to speak with the victim's family, despite the risks. The BJP denied involvement, and West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya called for calm, asserting that such violence has no place in democracy. The attack on Banerjee underscores the escalating tensions in West Bengal following the BJP's electoral victory, which has led to increased hostility towards Trinamool Congress leaders.