Mamata Banerjee said that her leg got swollen because of the injury.
A day after Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged an attack in which she suffered injuries to her leg and neck, the BJP said it would complain to the Election Commission that she's "spreading lies about attack for politics".
In the latest twist in the Bengal election campaign, a delegation of BJP leaders will meet Election Commission officials in Kolkata to complain against the Chief Minister's accusation and seek an investigation.
A delegation of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress also plans to meet Election Commission officers to file their own complaint about the alleged attack.
Mamata Banerjee, 66, said last evening she was attacked while she was campaigning in Nandigam after filing her nomination papers for the Bengal election.
She alleged that she was pushed by four or five people against her car and had the door shut on her at a time when there were no police personnel around her. Looking pale, in pain, and pointing to her leg, she said, "See how it is swelling up".
Asked if it was a planned attack, she said, "Of course it is a conspiracy... there were no policemen around me". She was taken to a hospital in Kolkata, 130 km away, after the incident.
This morning, Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee, a Trinamool Congress MP, shared an image of her in hospital with a message targeting the BJP. "BJP brace yourselves to see the power of people of BENGAL on Sunday, May 2nd. Get ready," he tweeted.
The BJP, which had blamed the Trinamool Congress after its chief JP Nadda's convoy was attacked in December, accused the Chief Minister of pulling a stunt in sheer desperation after realising she could lose the election.
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Calcutta High Court Permits Trinamool's Ujjwal Kumar To Contest From Joypur
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday passed an order to set aside the Election Commission's rejection of Trinamool Congress candidate Ujjwal Kumar from Joypur assembly seat and permitted him to contest the polls based on nomination papers submitted by him.
The Court passed the order while hearing the matter of rejection of the nomination of TMC candidate from Joypur assembly.
Earlier today, the Election Commission rejected the nomination of Mr Kumar from the Joypur assembly seat.
BJP candidate Narhari Mahato is also in the fray in Joypur. She is a former Forward Bloc MP who recently joined the BJP.
"Full Of Insinuations": Poll Body On Trinamool Letter On Mamata Banerjee Injury
The Election Commission today reacted sharply to allegations of Mamata Banerjee's party that it had failed to protect the Bengal Chief Minister, who was injured yesterday at a crowded area in Nandigram.
The Trinamool Congress said the Election Commission could not shun responsibility as it is in charge of law and order situation in the poll-bound West Bengal. It also alleged a "deep-rooted conspiracy to take the life" their chief and linked it to the abrupt removal of the Bengal police chief a day before by the Election Commission.
Mamata Banerjee Declares Assets Worth Rs 16.72 Lakh
Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared that her net worth is Rs 16.72 lakh.
Ms Banerjee, who is contesting the Nandigram assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district, doesn't own any vehicle or property, according to her self-sworn affidavit filed before the Election Commission of India.
The 66-year-old leader's total movable assets are worth Rs 16.72 lakh.
Such assets owned by her were worth Rs 30.45 lakh before the assembly election in 2016. Her income for the year 2019-20 was Rs 10,34,370.
Cash in hand with the chief minister is Rs 69,255, while she has a total bank balance of Rs 13.53 lakh which includes Rs 1.51 lakh in her election expenditure account.
AIADMK, DMK Cadres Protest Against Parting With Seats To Allies For Tamil Nadu Polls
A section of the ruling AIADMK and DMK workers in Tamil Nadu on Thursday protested against allocation of constituencies from their home turf to allies for the April 6 assembly elections in the state.
AIADMK workers protested against giving away the Egmore segment in Chennai to ally Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, while DMK cadres raised slogans against parting with the Ponneri constituency to Congress.
The ruling party men also protested against allocation of Poonamalle and Gummidipoondi constituencies to ally PMK.
Upset over omission of Labour Minister Nilofer Kafeel's name in the AIADMK list so far, her supporters in Vaniyambadi said the ruling party should not expect the votes of people from the region.
Trinamool's Partha Chatterjee Slams Election Commission Over Attack On Mamata Banerjee
Attacking the Election Commission for failing to "perform their duties and responsibilities", Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee on Thursday said the people responsible for the alleged attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should be "located and tried with the proper investigation".
"The TMC election committee strongly condemns the attack on Mamata Banerjee, and since elections are taking place under the Election Commission, it is their duty to prevent such incident. Whoever injured Mamata should be located and tried with proper investigation," Mr Chatterjee said.
Nomination Papers Of 284 Candidates Valid For First Phase Of Assam Polls: Chief Electoral Officer
Nomination papers of 284 contestants were found valid after scrutiny for the first phase of polling for 47 seats of Assam Assembly on March 27, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said on Thursday.
Altogether 295 contestants had filed their papers for the first phase and upon scrutiny on Wednesday 284 papers were found valid, the CEO office said.
The prominent candidates whose nominations papers were found valid from the ruling BJP are Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal (Majuli), Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami (Jorhat), ministers Ranjit Dutta (Behali) Naba Kumar Doley (Dhakuakhana-ST) and Sanjoy Kishan (Tinsukia).
BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari Offers Puja At Shiva Temple In Bengal's Nandigram
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday visited a temple of Lord Shiva in Nandigram and offered puja on the occasion of Mahashivratri.
Mr Adhikari visited the Sonachura Trilokeshwar Temple in the area amid a large number of devotees who gathered to offer puja on the auspicious day.
A large number of BJP supporters were also present as Mr Adhikari, the party's candidate from Nandigram, offered puja at the temple.
As a microphone was handed to him, he chanted ''Har Har Mahadev'' and ''Bhole Baba Par Karega'' amid loud cheer from his supporters.
Young Candidates In CPI(M)'s List For Bengal Assembly Polls
The CPI(M), which has fielded young candidates from its student and youth wings, is pinning hopes on budding leaders to take on the BJP and the TMC in the 2021 assembly elections in West Bengal.
JNU student leader Aishe Ghosh, Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) state president Minakshi Mukherjee, Students' Federation of India's (SFI) national joint secretary Dipsita Dhar, SFI state president Pratikur Rahaman, DYFI state secretary Sayandeep Mitra's are among those whose names feature in the list declared by Left Front chairperson Biman Bose on Wednesday.
Jawaharlal Nehru University Student's Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh who gained prominence after being injured during the protests against fee hike in 2020, has been fielded by the CPI(M) from Jamuria constituency in Paschim Bardhaman district.
Odisha Chief Minister Expresses Concern Over Mamata Banerjee's Health
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday expressed concern over the health condition of his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee who is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kolkata following an alleged attack on her.
Ms Banerjee sustained injuries on her left leg and waist as she fell on the ground after she was allegedly pushed by unknown miscreants while campaigning for West Bengal assembly elections in Nandigram on Wednesday.
"Concerned to know about the hospitalisation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Wishing her speedy recovery and praying for good health," Mr Patnaik said on Twitter.
"Please Maintain Calm": Mamata Banerjee's Video Appeal From Hospital Mamata Banerjee urged her supporters to maintain peace and restraint in a video message today from a hospital in Kolkata, a day after alleging an attack in which she suffered injuries.
"I appeal to everyone to be peaceful and maintain restraint, and not do anything that will inconvenience people," said the Bengal Chief Minister in a video message from her hospital bed.
Claims that police were not with Mamata Banerjee when attack took place laughable: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday continued to condemn West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the alleged attack where she suffered a leg injury, saying that her claims that police personnel were not with her at the time of the incident were ''laughable''.
He further responded to the Trinamool Congress' (TMC) claims that it was a conspiracy, saying that if it were so, central investigation agencies should be called.
"She is trying to gain sympathy from people by making excuses of attack, conspiracy, an attempt of murder etc. It is laughable that she claims there was no police with her. It is an attempt to win the election with excuses," the Congress leader said.
Bengal Assembly polls: Election Commission rejects nomination of TMC's Ujjwal Kumar from Joypur
The Election Commission on Thursday rejected the nomination of Trinamool Congress candidate Ujjwal Kumar from Joypur Assembly seat.
BJP candidate Narhari Mahato is in the fray in Joypur. She is a former Forward Bloc MP who recently joined tje BJP.
Ramesh Chennithala accuses Kerala Chief Minister of violating poll codeOpposition Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has approached the Election Commission against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for allegedly violating the model code of conduct in his press meets after the declaration of the April 6 Assembly polls.
In a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Mr Chennithala said the Chief Minister had held media conferences on March 4 and 6 at the CPI(M) headquarters during which he announced new activities and policies of the government.
"In these press meets, he has announced new activities and policies of the government which is in violation of the model code of conduct," the Congress leader alleged.
Police register case over ''attack'' on Mamata BanerjeeA case was registered on Thursday over the attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee, following a complaint lodged by TMC leader Sheikh Sufian, police said.
The case was lodged under IPC sections 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), a senior police officer of the Purba Medinipur district said.
"We have received a complaint from Mr Sufiyan. Our investigation is already underway and we are collecting evidence," the officer said.
In the morning, District Magistrate Vibhu Goel, Superintendent of Police Praween Prakash and other officers visited the Birulia Bazar area where the incident happened.
The officers spoke to eye-witnesses, besides looking for any CCTV installed in the area to ascertain the exact sequence of events.
BJP letter to Chief Electoral Officer of Bengal on alleged attack on Mamata Banerjee
Trinamool workers protest across Bengal over alleged attack on Mamata BanerjeeTrinamool Congress activists took out rallies across West Bengal on Thursday, protesting
against an alleged attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Purba Medinipur's Nandigram.
Protests were held in different parts of Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, Hooghly, Howrah, Birbhum, South 24 Parganas, Jalpaiguri districts, and Trinamool Congress supporters briefly blocked roads in some areas.
They shouted slogans against the BJP, accusing it of conspiring against Ms Banerjee.
The ruling party activists took to the streets and burnt tyres to protest against her political conspirators in Nandigram's Birulia Bazar area where Banerjee sustained injuries on her left leg and waist as she fell on the ground after she was allegedly pushed by unknown miscreants while
campaigning for assembly elections on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi instructs Kerala party leaders to include 50% young faces, women: Congress leader
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi instructed Kerala's party leaders to include over 50 per cent of young faces, women and newcomers, and instructions for the upcoming Assembly elections, said Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee Vice President PC Vishnunadh on Wednesday.
"Rahul Gandhi himself instructed the state's leadership to include more than 50 per cent young faces, newcomers and women. Instructions have already been given to the state's leadership. I am sure that once that list is announced, over 50 per cent of will be fresh faces," Vishnunadh told ANI.
Over the last few weeks, Mr Gandhi has visited several places in Kerala to campaign for the upcoming state assembly elections that will be held on April 6.
140 seats across 14 districts will go to polls in a single-phase and counting of votes will be held on May 2.
While speaking about Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Home Minister Amit Shah's recent exchange of allegations over the gold smuggling case in the state, Vishnunadh said, "Amit Shah criticised Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan in his speech at Shankumugham. The next day, Mr Vijayan criticised Mr Shah. Both are specialists in fake encounters, their criticisms of each other are fake."
He further said, "The Home Minister says that he has evidence against the CM. His responsibility is to give that evidence to the agencies. The CM is saying that the affidavit of Customs is fake. Then why is he not going to the court to quash it? They are not doing anything, simply criticising."
BREAKING: BJP to go to Election Commission against Mamata Banerjee, alleges she's "spreading lies about attack for politics"
JNU Student Body Chief Aishe Ghosh Is Left Candidate In Bengal PollsAishe Ghosh, the chief of the students' union of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), will contest the assembly election in West Bengal as a CPI (M) candidate. She is the first sitting president of JNU's students' union to contest in an assembly election.
The CPI (M) has given Ms Ghosh the Jamuria seat to contest from. She will be backed by the Sanyukt Morcha.
"Will be contesting from Jamuria Legislative Assembly Seat as candidate of the CPI(M), supported by the Sanyukt Morcha. Requesting all of your support," she tweeted this morning.
Bengal elections 2021: Mamata Banerjee stable; doctors to conduct more testsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is undergoing treatment at a state-run
hospital following the alleged attack on her in Nandigram is "stable" now, and doctors are planning to conduct a series of medical tests, including a CT scan, to assess the degree of
her injury, sources at the facility said on Thursday.
Preliminary medical tests conducted on Ms Banerjee late on Wednesday night detected severe bone injuries in her left ankle and foot, and injuries in her right shoulder, forearm and neck, they said.
"A temporary plaster was done on her left ankle and she will undergo several blood tests this morning. Her ECG report was fine.
"Banerjee is stable now. She will be under observation for the next 48 hours. A CT scan may be conducted during the day. We will again examine her and decide on our next course
of treatment. Her fever subsided," a doctor of the SSKM Hospital told PTI.
Mithun Chakraborty Gets "Y+" Security Cover Ahead Of Elections: ReportThe Centre has accorded ''Y+'' VIP security cover to veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty who recently joined the BJP, official sources said on Wednesday.
They said the security cover will be provided by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) that has a dedicated wing for this task, called the special security group (SSG).
The 70-year-old actor had joined the BJP on Sunday at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata.
"Chakraborty has been given a ''Y+'' cover and armed CISF commandos will accompany him during poll campaign in West Bengal," a senior officer said.
Omar Abdullah, Farooq Abdullah condemn alleged attack on Mamata BanerjeeNational Conference leader Omar Abdullah condemned the alleged attack on Mamata Banerjee.
Rahul Gandhi instructs Kerala party leaders to include 50% young faces, women: Congress leader
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi instructed Kerala's party leaders to include over 50 per cent of young faces, women and newcomers, and instructions for the upcoming Assembly elections, said Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee Vice President PC Vishnunadh on Wednesday.
"Rahul Gandhi himself instructed the state''s leadership to include more than 50 per cent young faces, newcomers and women. Instructions have already been given to the state''s leadership. I am sure that once that list is announced, over 50 per cent of will be fresh faces," PC Vishnunadh told ANI.