West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was taken to state-run SSKM hospital in Kolkata after she suffered injuries during an election campaign in Nandigram on Wednesday evening. According to health officials, a team of five senior doctors is treating Banerjee who sustained injuries on one of her legs.
The Trinamool Congress supremo alleged that she was pushed by four-five men during the poll campaign outside a temple in the Reyapara area. She said there was no local police personnel present at the spot when the incident happened and alleged that it was a “conspiracy”. The incident has also triggered a security scare as Banerjee enjoys Z-plus security.
"Some people deliberately did it. Of course, it is a conspiracy. There were no local policemen around me, neither the district police superintendent was present at the spot," Banerjee alleged.
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"I was standing outside my car with the door open. I was praying from there on seeing a temple. A few people came around my car and pushed the door. The door hit my leg," she said.
The chief minister said that her leg got swollen because of the injury and she was feeling feverish, besides having chest pain.
Banerjee is the TMC candidate in Nandigram where she is taking on her former protege and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a report from the West Bengal police over the incident. "We have sought a report from the state police administration. The report must be sent quickly," the official of the state CEO's office said.
TMC supporters took to the streets across the state, protesting against the alleged attack on the chief minister. The party workers raised slogans against the BJP and protested at various places, including Sovabazar and Chetla in Kolkata, and Bally in Howrah. Protests were also held at Asansol in Paschim Bardhaman, Jalpaiguri, North 24 Parganas, Bankura and Paschim Medinipur. In some areas, TMC workers also burnt tyres and blocked roads.
A large number of TMC supporters gathered at the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata as Banerjee was rushed to the medical facility.
