TMC lawmaker says car was attacked before Mamata Banerjee rally
West Bengal MLA Kunal Ghosh says stones and eggs were thrown at his car and that its rear windshield was smashed while he travelled to a rally addressed by Mamata Banerjee in Hooghly. TMC blamed BJP supporters, while a BJP lawmaker described the incident as a spontaneous public reaction.
Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh says his car was attacked with stones and eggs while he was travelling through Uttarpara in West Bengal’s Hooghly district to attend a rally addressed by Mamata Banerjee. Ghosh said a group carrying black flags surrounded the vehicle and blocked its path. He said the car’s rear windshield was smashed and that no police personnel were present at the location.
The attackers had not been identified. Ghosh said he was returning to Kolkata to lodge a complaint and later went to the West Bengal Police headquarters at Bhabani Bhaban. Party sources said he was not allowed to enter the headquarters.
Trinamool Congress leader Asit Majumdar alleged that the attack had been planned by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Banerjee also accused BJP workers of deliberately blocking the route and said she and party members had been placed under house arrest. Banerjee questioned why her party was being attacked and harassed if the BJP had won an election with public support.
Her remarks were made in connection with the incident and the broader political confrontation described in the supplied report. BJP MLA Dipanjan Chakraborty gave a different account, calling the incident a spontaneous response from members of the public. Police had not established who was responsible.
The Calcutta High Court had permitted Banerjee to hold the Serampore public meeting with attendance capped at 1,000 people. She was expected to set out plans for a protest movement against the Election Commission of India and the BJP.
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