West Bengal Assembly Election 2021: Mamata Banerjee is admitted to SSKM Hospital in Kolkata
Calcutta:
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was seen in the hospital with her left leg in a cast in a photo tweeted by her nephew Abhishek Banerjee this morning, a day after she alleged an attack in Nandigram, where she submitted her nomination for the elections. state later this month. .
Abhishek Banerjee, a parliamentarian from the Trinamool Congress, shared the image with a message addressed to the BJP, which has mounted an aggressive campaign to try to remove the two-time chief minister and its Trinamool Congress from power in Bengal.
“BJP get ready to see the power of the people of BENGAL on Sunday May 2nd. Get ready,” he tweeted.
Mamata Banerjee, 66, said last night that four or five people pushed her against her car and slammed the door on her at a time when there were no police personnel around her.
Pale and pointing to her leg, she said, “Look how it swells up.” When asked if it was a planned attack, he said: “Of course it’s a conspiracy … there were no police around me.” He seemed to be in pain as he spoke.
She had plans to spend the night in Nandigram after presenting her election documents, but was taken to a hospital in Kolkata, 130 km away, after the incident.
According to doctors at SSKM Hospital in Calcutta, he had injuries to his foot, shoulder and neck and had been administered pain relievers.
“The initial examination suggests severe bone injuries to her left ankle, foot and bruising, injuries to her right shoulder, forearm and neck. The chief minister complained of chest pain and shortness of breath since the incident. She is kept under close quarters. surveillance for 48 hours, “said M Bandopadhya, a doctor, was quoted by the ANI news agency.
The chief minister underwent a series of tests that included neurological tests and an X-ray of her left leg. Late at night, she was sent to the Bangur Institute of Neurosciences at SSKM for an MRI scan. According to sources, he has suffered injuries to swollen and painful lower limbs.
The attack came a day after the Election Commission replaced the Director General of the Bengal Police, Mr. Virender, amid allegations of violence voiced by the BJP. An IPS officer from the 1987 group, P. Nirajnayan, has been appointed the new chief of police.
The Election Commission has asked the Bengal administration for a report on the attack on the Chief Minister who has Z-Plus security. The report must be sent before Friday.
The incident intensifies a harrowing political battle in Nandigram, which has become the epicenter of the fight between Mamata Banerjee and the BJP, which is the subject of the Bengal elections beginning on March 27.
The chief minister has been challenged in Nandigram by her former aide turned BJP rival, Suvendu Adhikari.
Adhikari won the Nandigram seat in 2016 as a Trinamool candidate and her supporters have portrayed Mamata Banerjee as an “outsider.” Fighting against that label, the chief minister has been campaigning in the area that catapulted her party to power in 2011 following an agitation against the acquisition of agricultural land.
The BJP, which had blamed the Trinamool after its chief JP Nadda’s convoy was attacked in Bengal in December, called the incident a move by the ruling party.
“Is it the Taliban that her convoy was attacked? A huge police force is accompanying her. Who can approach her?” said BJP State Vice President Arjun Singh. “Four IPS agents are her security officers and they must be suspended. The attackers do not appear out of nowhere, they must be stopped … She made drama out of sympathy,” he added.
Elections in Bengal will be held in a record eight rounds over 33 days. The results will be announced on May 2.
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