New Delhi: Former Chief Minister of Bengal Mamata Banerjee She faced heavy sloganeering in the Calcutta High Court on Thursday when she appeared as a lawyer in a public interest litigation (PIL) related to alleged post-poll violence following the recently concluded assembly elections in the state.Wearing the traditional black advocate jacket and white collar-band over her signature white saree with blue border, Banerjee appeared before a division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen to argue the case.The PIL was filed by Sirsanya Banerjee, son of a high court lawyer and senior advocate and four-time advocate Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee. Sirsanya Banerjee recently contested the assembly elections from Uttarpara in Hooghly district on a Trinamool Congress ticket, but she lost to BJP candidate and former NSG commandant Dipanjan Chakraborty by over 10,000 votes.As Banerjee walked through the court complex dressed in lawyers’ attire, slogans were raised against her amid heightened political tension following the assembly election results in which the Trinamool Congress lost power. Bharatiya Janata Party.During the hearing, Banerjee reportedly presented photographs before the bench and alleged that “even children and women are not spared”. He also submitted a list of ten people who were allegedly killed in the post-poll violence.He said before the court, “My humble request is that please protect the people of Bengal. This is not a bulldozer state.”He further alleged that houses and offices were being occupied and looted in front of the police and claimed that the authorities had failed to intervene. “Everything is being done in the presence of police,” he said. He said people are entitled to have their voices heard, even if you are demolishing an unauthorized structure.Banerjee urged law enforcement agencies to step up action against those involved in the violence, arguing, “Once something happens, they won’t investigate? There is no police.”Reacting to her court appearance, the Trinamool Congress, in a post on Twitter, said Banerjee had “once again shown what really sets her apart”.“She never abandons the people of Bengal in their time of need. She never stops fighting for truth, justice and constitutional values. And time and again, she rises above the politics of hate with unparalleled compassion, courage and conviction,” the party said.The party further said, “Whether confronting the injustice of SIR or standing strong against the uncontrolled conduct of the BJP, she continues to prove that there is no leader like her in the country today.”Earlier this year, Banerjee had also appeared in the Supreme Court during the hearing related to the Special Intensive Review (SIR) case in West Bengal, where she briefly addressed the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, although she did not appear as a lawyer in that case.In the recently concluded assembly elections, Banerjee was defeated by current Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari from Bhawanipur assembly constituency by a margin of over 15,000 votes. Following the defeat, Governor RN Ravi dissolved the previous assembly, thereby ending the Banerjee-led cabinet.