Trinamool Congress leader and MLA Kunal Ghosh’s car was hurled by eggs while he was on his way to Serampore, Hooghly, for a rally of former CM Mamata Banerjee, alleged Ghosh on Saturday.
The incident reportedly took place in the Uttarpara area. Visuals from the incident showed the rear window of Ghosh’s car smashed, with eggs being hurled at the vehicle. Ghosh alleged that his car was attacked and that the road was blocked during the incident.
Trinamool Congress leader and MLA Kunal Ghosh’s car was allegedly hurled by eggs while he was on his way to Serampore, Hooghly, for a rally of former CM Mamata Banerjee, alleged Ghosh on Saturday.
The TMC had also claimed that more than 150 party workers, including women, had been rounded up across the district ahead of the rally. I will return to Kolkata and go straight to Bhabani Bhavan (state police headquarters) so that the police top brass can see what has happened.
Ghosh said he was returning to Kolkata and would approach Lal Bazaar or Bhawani Bhawan to lodge a complaint. I couldn’t go ahead any further,” he said. I am lucky that the driver wasn’t injured, else we would have got stranded there,” Ghosh is also the party spokesperson, told the media.
He also alleged that no police personnel were present at the spot. The incident comes amid a political standoff between the TMC and police in Serampore ahead of Mamata Banerjee’s rally. This is a developing news story. More details are awaited. A mob, armed with lathis, rods, and carrying black posters, was shouting slogans. A second mob blocked the road. They hurled eggs and bricks and broke both the windshields. Glass shards fell all over me. They want us to believe that there was no intelligence input.
The Serampore Court grounds meeting had earlier faced legal hurdles before the Calcutta High Court permitted it subject to conditions, including restrictions on attendance and arrangements for police security. Earlier reporting noted: “BJP goons attacked my car while I was on my way to attend Banerjee’s rally. Earlier reporting noted: “Not a single policeman was there.
Police had arrested two TMC volunteers, Sudip Acharya and Nur Islam, on Thursday in connection with extortion cases. Earlier reporting noted: TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh’s car allegedly attacked by BJP workers with ‘eggs and bricks’ on his way to Mamata’s rally Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh’s car was attacked at Uttarpara in Hooghly district on Saturday while he was on his way to attend a rally of former chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Serampore in the same district.
TMC leaders alleged that the incident was carried out by BJP supporters, though the allegation has not been independently established.
