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Mamata Banerjee’s car attacked in Halisahar, TMC alleges BJP role
Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's car was attacked with stones, mud and slippers in Halisahar on Sunday while she was visiting the family of Birju Keot, a TMC worker who…
The Story in Brief
Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's car was attacked with stones, mud and slippers in Halisahar on Sunday while she was visiting the family of Birju Keot, a TMC worker who allegedly died in police custody. TMC MPs Kalyan Banerjee and Dola Sen accused the BJP of orchestrating the attack and called it an attempt to murder. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari denied any BJP involvement, saying no party flags or known faces were seen at the site. He questioned why Banerjee did not inform police about her visit and said the victim's family was satisfied with the administration. Banerjee alleged police remained silent spectators and that she could have been killed if the car window had been open.
The Indian Opinion
The claim by TMC MPs that this was an "attempt to murder" is overheated: nobody was hurt, and the stones were thrown from a crowd, not a targeted assassination squad. But the BJP government's insistence that no party workers were present strains credibility when a mob raises political slogans. The key fact to watch is the police FIR: will it name any suspects with party affiliations, or will it remain vague?
Sources (4): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, indiatoday.in, timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2), freepressjournal.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
