Abhishek Banerjee hospitalised after Sonarpur attack; Mamata reaches hospital

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and erstwhile West Bengal main curate Mamata Banerjee connected Saturday visited a infirmary successful Kolkata wherever her nephew and enactment nationalist wide caput Abhishek Banerjee is undergoing attraction pursuing an onslaught successful Sonarpur earlier successful the day. According to police, Abhishek Banerjee was allegedly roughed up by a radical of locals during his sojourn to Sonarpur successful South 24-Parganas, wherever helium had gone to conscionable families affected by post-poll violence. Officials said unidentified individuals hurled stones, shoes and eggs astatine the TMC MP. Some protesters besides allegedly attempted to physically battle him portion raising slogans of "thief, thief".

Reacting powerfully to the incident, Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of being down the attack. In a station connected X, she wrote, "RULERS BECAME KILLERS - shame connected you BJP." Her remarks came soon aft videos of the incidental surfaced connected societal media, showing protesters targeting the TMC person during his visit. TMC leaders alleged that the protestation was politically motivated and claimed that the BJP had orchestrated the onslaught to disrupt Banerjee's outreach programme successful the area. The BJP has not instantly responded to the allegations.(With Agency Inputs)