Bengal BJP MP attacked: Mamata visits injured Khagen Murmu in hospital; assures full support

NEW DELHI: West Bengal main curate Mamata Banerjee connected Tuesday visited BJP MP Khagen Murmu astatine a backstage infirmary successful Siliguri, wherever helium is being treated aft being attacked successful Nagarkata during his sojourn to flood and landslide-hit areas successful northbound Bengal. TMC sources said Banerjee besides spoke to doctors and assured Murmu of afloat enactment from the authorities government. Speaking to the reporters extracurricular the hospital, Banerjee said, “I person received each the details. His humor sweetener is precocious and needs to beryllium controlled. I wished him a speedy recovery.”

Murmu was attacked connected Monday, allegedly by a radical of miscreants, portion speaking with section residents successful a disaster-affected area.

BJP MLA Sankar Ghosh was besides assaulted during the incident. According to eyewitnesses, stones were pelted astatine Murmu’s car, leaving him with terrible caput injuries.Visuals from the country showed the MP bleeding profusely, with his look and apparel soaked successful blood. The onslaught has sparked a governmental warfare of words, with the BJP accusing the TMC of being down the assault. The ruling party, successful turn, alleged that BJP leaders were utilizing the situation for publicity successful the flood-hit regions.

Also read: Jalpaiguri onslaught backlash: BJP protests against TMC authorities successful Kolkata; MP Khagen Murmu inactive successful ICUMeanwhile, the BJP leaders connected Tuesday protested against the attack. They were marching towards Banga Bhawan connected Hailey Road, but were stopped by the constabulary astatine a barricade.Addressing the protesters, Delhi BJP main Virendra Sachdeva said the onslaught was a effect of Mamata Banerjee’s appeasement politics. “Appeasement authorities has blinded Mamata Banerjee. This time, the radical of Bengal volition springiness her a befitting reply,” helium said, referring to the upcoming Assembly elections successful the state.