Mamata Banerjee faces ‘Chor’ chant, mud-hurling protest in Kolkata: ‘Could've been killed’; BJP refutes role in ‘attack’
BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya rejected the TMC’s allegations that his party was involved in the incident and condemned the reported stone-pelting targeting Banerjee’s vehicle.
Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee faced a protest on Sunday when demonstrators surrounded her vehicle during her visit to meet the family of a TMC worker who allegedly died in police custody in North 24 Parganas district. BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya rejected allegations that his party was involved in the incident, condemning the reported stone-pelting targeting Banerjee's vehicle.
Banerjee alleged that she and those accompanying her could have lost their lives during the incident, accusing the police of shielding the BJP and state Home Minister Suvendu Adhikari of using the police and mafia elements to govern the state.
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