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`Had a sitting CM been attacked in Gujarat there would have been a Godhra`, says Madan Mitra
Mahatma Gandhi statue found vandalised in school premises in Madhya Pradesh`s Mandsaur on Thursday. `No one was seen crossing the school boundary & watchman was on duty till 8pm. Earlier, an incident was reported where monkeys broke arm of the idol & it was repaired,` said SP.
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X-Ray image of Mamata Banerjee's foot shows a fracture. She was injured on Wednesday in Nandigram during her campaign.
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TMC leader Madan Mitra denounces the 'attack' on Mamata Banerjee claims 'had something like this happened in Gujarat there would have been a Godhra'.
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North 24 Parganas, West Bengal: TMC leader Madan Mitra leads a protest march in Belgharia against the alleged attack on CM and party chief Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram. (ANI)
BJP delegation comprising of Sabyasachi Dutta & Shishir Bajoria meets EC officers in Kolkata. "We're shocked to see CM was injured while in Nandigram wherein she has alleged that she was pushed by some people. We request that a detailed enquiry is ordered," their memorandum reads. (ANI)
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari offers prayer at Sonachura Trilokeshwar temple in East Midnapore in West Bengal on Thursday (March 11).
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Mahatma Gandhi statue was found vandalised in school premises in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur on Thursday (March 11). "No one was seen crossing the school boundary & watchman was on duty till 8pm. Earlier, an incident was reported where monkeys broke the arm of the idol & it was repaired," said SP.
"We wanted to meet her (Mamata Banerjee) but couldn't because that was not medically advised. We met Aroop Vishwas ji and asked him to convey best wishes to her," said BJP leader Tathagata Roy outside SSKM hospital in Kolkata.
"They (TMC) are politicizing the issue. However, we believe such incidents should not be politicized. I hope Election Commission will send enough central forces to West Bengal to control the political violence," said BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on alleged attack on Mamata Banerjee.
A TMC delegation comprising of MP Derek O'Brien, state ministers Chandrima Bhattacharya and Partha Chatterjee reaches the Election Commission office in Kolkata to file a complaint in the case of the alleged attack on Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram. (ANI)
Dilip Ghosh on Thursday demanded a CBI probe into the alleged attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying that it needs to be seen whether the incident was a "well-scripted drama" to garner votes.
Abhishek Banerjee reaches SSKM hospital. BJP leaders Tathagata Roy and Samik Bhattacharya also visits Mamata Banerjee at SSKM hospital.
Purba Medinipur District Magistrate Vibhu Goel and SP Praveen Prakash visit Birulia Bazar in Nandigram where Chief Minister & TMC chief Mamata Banerjee suffered injuries after allegedly being pushed by unidentified people yesterday evening. (ANI)
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Trinamool Congress has deferred its manifesto release scheduled for Thursday (March 11) following an alleged attack on party chief and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Mamata Banerjee sustained "severe bony injuries" on her left foot and ankle as well as bruises and injuries on her shoulder, forearm and neck, according to the report of her initial medical examination.
While addressing the media on Mamata Banerjee’s Nandigram incident, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, "This is ‘siyasi pakhand’ to gain sympathy. Before polls, she (Mamata Banerjee) planned this 'nautanki' (drama) after sensing difficulties in Nandigram. She is not just the chief minister, she is the Police Mantri too. No one can believe that there was no police with Bengal’s ‘police mantri’. When the police have thrown a security cordon in Nandigram, some youth pushing the chief minister is unbelievable."
Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee said that the party will raise the incident of the attack over West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with the Election Commission on Thursday. "Those who are cowards have been constantly trying to stop Mamata, but no one could stop her, today's incident shows that the attack on Mamta Banerjee was a conspiracy, first the state’s Additional Director General of Police (ADG) law and order was changed, after that the state Director General of Police was removed, now this incident happened," he said.
"Initial examination suggests severe bony injuries in her left ankle, foot & bruises, injuries in right shoulder, forearm & neck. CM complained of chest pain, breathlessness since the incident. She is kept under close watch for 48 hours," said Dr M Bandopadhya, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital on Wednesday night.
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee took it to his official Twitter handle to challange BJP for the upcoming state assembly elections along with a picture of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's admitted in hospital, with caption, "BJP, brace yourselves to see the power of people of Bengal on Sunday, May 2nd."
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was allegedly pushed by unknown miscreants while campaigning for West Bengal assembly elections in Nandigram, has suffered severe bone injuries in her left ankle and foot, right shoulder, forearm and neck, a senior doctor of the state-run SSKM hospital said in a medical bulletin issued late Wednesday (March 10) night.
The TMC chief has alleged that she was attacked by some unknown miscreants from the back and called it a conspiracy by BJP. However, local residents and some eye-witnesses have outrightly rejected the claim and said that she was not "attacked."
Additionally, the opposition BJP and Congress leaders have called it an emotional political drama by Mamata Banerjee to win the sympathy of the voters in Nandigram.
Meanwhile, Partha Chatterjee, West Bengal Minister said, “Cowards have been trying to stop Mamata Banerjee but no one has been able to. Firstly, state ADG Law & Order was removed then DG & now with this... I'm surprised to see how EC, who made all changes, is silent. They must take responsibility.’’