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Abhishek Banerjee faces third complaint over Sebaashray health camps

Abhishek Banerjee faces third complaint over Sebaashray health camps

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Abhijit Das, lodged his second police complaint against Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and several others on Saturday alleging large-scale irregularities and medical malpractice at the Sebaashray health camps that Banerjee launched in 2025. Despite the FIRs, Banerjee did not make any statement till Sunday evening. (PTI) “Not only were medical students from government colleges brought to these camps and passed off as doctors but X-Ray and ECG machines were also brought and used in violation of national laws,” Das said. He lodged his complaint at Bishnupur police station in South 24 Parganas district where Banerjee is the Lok Sabha member from Diamond Harbour. On July 1, Das lodged his first complaint at Diamond Harbour police station, and based on it the police filed a first information report (FIR) under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the National Medical Commission Act and the West Bengal Clinical Establishments Act. Das also alleged in his complaint that USG machines were used for prenatal sex determination in violation …

Abhishek Banerjee’s ‘Diamond Harbour Model’: How it pays to be a jewel in the party’s crown | Political Pulse News

Abhishek Banerjee’s ‘Diamond Harbour Model’: How it pays to be a jewel in the party’s crown | Political Pulse News

Driving down the longest flyover in West Bengal, a 7.5-km stretch in South 24 Parganas district, it is hard to miss Abhishek Banerjee. The Trinamool Congress MP towers in billboards on either side, welcoming people to ‘Sebaashray Health Camps’ in his constituency Diamond Harbour. The TMC national general secretary claims that between January 2 and March 20, the first phase of the initiative, more than 12 lakh people availed of free services at the Sebaashray camps, with expenses of those referred to private hospitals also taken care of. The health camps were just the latest, and most visible, aspect of Abhishek’s much-touted ‘Diamond Harbour Model’ – the others being pension camps, fast-tracking of government services and mega projects, and outreach measures like ‘Ek Daak E Abhishek (Abhishek a call away)’ – ensuring that the constituency stands apart from the other 41 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Story continues below this ad For the Opposition, this flows from the privilege of being the No. 2 in the ruling party, and the nephew of Chief Minister …