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NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress connected Monday alleged that “goons” of the Bharatiya Janata Party attacked Arambag MP Mitali Bag’s car connected the past time of campaigning up of the 2nd signifier of the West Bengal Assembly polls.In a station connected X, the TMC said that Bag was “brutally and dastardly attacked by BJP lumpens and thugs. Her car was vandalised. Her windshield smashed. Shards of solid pierced her body.”
“Amit Shah threatened our leaders and enactment workers that anyone who steps retired of their location would beryllium hung upside down. Today, that menace was acted upon,” the enactment said.“This is an effort connected the beingness of an elected Member of Parliament. Amit Shah issued the bid from the stage.
His lumpens carried it retired connected the street. The concatenation of bid is direct. The work is his,” it added.Bag was reportedly admitted to a section hospital. Officials said the concern successful the country remains peaceful astatine present, with information forces maintaining strict vigilance.The Arambag spot is presently held by the BJP’s Madhusudan Bag, who defeated TMC’s Sujata Mondal by a borderline of 7,172 (3.3 per cent) votes.
The spot utilized to beryllium a CPI(M) bastion earlier the 2011 delimitation. The TMC won the spot successful 2011 and 2016 earlier losing it to the BJP successful the 2021 polls.The BJP has fielded Hemanta Bag against the TMC’s Mita Bag to support the constituency. CPI(M)’s Bithika Pandit is besides successful the fray.Earlier successful the day, West Bengal Police arrested 4 individuals successful transportation with convulsive clashes betwixt TMC and BJP supporters successful beforehand of the Jagatdal Police Station.Polling for the 2nd signifier of elections is scheduled for April 29, portion counting of votes volition instrumentality spot connected May 4.
