Kolkata: The fierce political environment within the poll-bound state of West Bengal intensified additional as CM Mamata Banerjee complained of being manhandled and sustaining a leg damage.
Among early reactions from politicians throughout get together strains, Bharatiya Janata Party’s nationwide common secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya spoke to ABP News the place termed the incident as a dramatic stunt for looking for sympathy.
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He questioned how might this occur amid the convoy she was surrounded by. He added that the BJP desires a CBI probe into the matter in order that the reality is unveiled.
When Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal was requested concerning the incident at an occasion, he responded saying: “I think I’ll refrain from commenting. All of you’re intelligent and have covered (reported on) such things all your life. Our didi is perturbed. These are signs of a defeated party and a defeated candidate. She’ll lose from Nandigram and there’ll be a change in West Bengal”.
His remarks hinted at an identical opinion as shared by Kailash Vijayvargiya.
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The Congress West Bengal chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury additionally termed the incident as a “nautanki”. News company ANI quoted him as saying, “This is ‘siyasi pakhand’ to gain sympathy. Before the polls, she (Mamata Banerjee) planned this ‘nautanki’ after sensing difficulties in Nandigram. Not just CM, she is Police Mantri too. Can you believe that there was no Police with Police Mantri?”.
On the opposite hand, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party’s nationwide head Arvind Kejriwal condemned the assault, demanding the arrest of the attackers concerned.
Election Commission of India has sought an in depth report on the alleged violent incident as Trinamool Congress maintains that EC was liable for the safety of Mamata Banerjee.
The CM throughout her prior interplay with media individuals had claimed that there was no native police or SP to guard her as she alleged conspiracy within the incident.
Senior officers of West Bengal have sought a report from SP and DIG on the incident. Action might be initiated based mostly on these stories.
