day after TMC supremo and Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP leaders in the state of threatening the hospital to not provide care to TMC general secretary and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee after he came under mob attack in Sonepura, an audio clip has gone viral wherein the former West Bengal Chief Minister was heard warning Belle Vue hospital CEO that there would be “consequences.”
In the viral recording, Mamata Banerjee is allegedly lashing out at Belle Vue Hospital CEO Pradeep Tandon, accusing him of wrongdoing and threatening him with dire consequences.
Abhishek was admitted to Belle Vue Hospital after the attack in Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas. Mamata alleges that the hospital downplayed Abhishek's injuries.
In the video doing rounds on social media, Mamata was heard shaming the doctor for allegedly not treating Abhishek. “You should be ashamed of yourself. Everybody, please remember — this arrogance. Shame on you. Are you running a hospital? Tomorrow, if the central government is not there, we will take care of all this. You should be safe and sound,” she said.
Though it is not clear whether Tandon said something that triggered Mamata, the TMC supremo was seen berating the CEO publicly, while being accompanied by a group of individuals inside the premises of Belle Vue hospital.
The video was shared by Debjit Sarkar, the BJP’s spokesman in West Bengal. In a post on his social media handle, Sarkar quoted a medical certificate issued by the same hospital authorities and claimed that the former Chief Minister was forcing Tandon to admit Abhishek Banerjee despite medical reports indicating no significant injuries.
He added that it represented a disturbing attempt to misuse medical institutions for political narratives and an effort to intimidate doctors, administrators, or healthcare institutions undermined public trust and violated the basic principles of democracy and governance.
Abhishek, the Diamond Harbour MP, was attacked at Sonarpur town of South 24 Parganas district on Saturday when a mob hurled stones, eggs and abuses at him. He was visiting the victims of post-poll violence when unidentified people scuffled with the leader and roughed him up while raising chants of "thief, thief".
