Election Commission Rules Mamata Banerjee Injury 'An Accident', Bengal CM Leads Roadshow In Wheelchair

Election Commission has ruled out Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was attacked in Nandigram on March 10, saying it was an accident in which she was injured. Security was "not properly handled" & the Chief Minister's security protocol was flouted, the Commission said. On March 10, Banerjee had said she was pushed by four or five people against her car and had the door shut on her, during her visit to Nandigram. There were no police personnel around her at the time, she had said. The next day, however, she made no reference to the attack. Her party, the ruling Trinamool Congress, however, had blamed it squarely on the Election Commission's move to replace the state police chief. BJP has been accusing Banerjee of feigning an attack to gain public sympathy in a losing battle ahead of state elections. Meanwhile, the 66-year-old Trinamool Congress chief attended her first public event, as she led a roadshow in Kolkata in a wheelchair. "I'm still in a lot of pain, but I feel the pain of my people even more," Banerjee tweeted ahead of the big rally in Kolkata.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Mar 15, 2021 10:40 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).