Kolkata, June 1:
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee on Sunday alleged that he suffered head injuries after being mobbed by BJP supporters in front of a police station in West Bengal’s Hooghly district.
The incident occurred when he visited the Chanditala police station to submit a memorandum protesting the arrest of TMC workers following the assembly elections. Party supremo Mamata Banerjee visited the Serampore MP’s residence following the alleged incident, and accused the BJP of “murdering democracy”.
While the TMC MP claimed that BJP supporters were responsible for the attack, the saffron party denied the allegation and said locals were expressing their anger against TMC leaders across the state.
The TMC MP, in a post on X, said, “Just 15 metres away from Chanditala Police Station, while I was on my way to submit a deputation, BJP-backed miscreants launched a violent attack on me. A hard object was hurled directly at my head, causing head injuries and chest pain. The nature of the assault clearly suggests an attempt to inflict serious harm, if not take my life.”
“If an opposition Member of Parliament can be attacked in broad daylight, in full view of the police and so close to a police station, one must ask: where is the security for ordinary party workers and supporters?” he asked.
The incident came a day after TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was allegedly heckled by locals during his visit to Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas district to meet families affected by post-poll violence.