Key facts
- A Tripura court has ordered TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee to appear on June 22.
- The Calcutta High Court directed Banerjee to appear before the CID by 6 pm on Thursday.
- Banerjee appeared before the CID headquarters on Thursday regarding alleged MLA signature forgery.
- His previous counsel, Kalyan Banerjee, withdrew from representing him due to alleged arrogance.
- The Calcutta High Court provided Banerjee with conditional interim protection from arrest.
Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee appeared at the Criminal Investigation Department's (CID) headquarters on Thursday in connection with a case alleging the forgery of MLAs' signatures for the selection of the leader of the opposition. The Calcutta High Court granted Banerjee conditional interim protection from any coercive action, including arrest.