Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee on Saturday expressed strong disapproval of rebel members’ attempt to take control of the party’s Metropolitan office. Speaking in a Facebook Live, she criticized the locking of the office by rebels claiming to represent the 'real Trinamool.' Banerjee presented documents and receipts to counter allegations that the building was ownerless or rent unpaid, insisting that all dues were regularly paid by cheque.

She explained that the Metropolitan office had been temporarily rented because the party’s original Kalighat office was under renovation. Banerjee questioned the rebels’ use of central forces to seal the premises and declared that while a building could be locked, people’s hearts could not. She reaffirmed that her residence at 30B Harish Chatterjee Street had always been and would remain the party’s true headquarters.

The dispute followed a meeting led by Ritabrata Banerjee and other rebel legislators who locked the office gate. Senior leader Chandrima Bhattacharya resigned from all organizational posts amid the tension, while Kunal Ghosh filed a police complaint. The confrontation has intensified political conflict within West Bengal’s Trinamool Congress.