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Bengal Assembly Polls: Mamata Banerjee alleged she was pushed by 4 or 5 people against her car.
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A day after Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged an attack in which she suffered injuries to her leg and neck, a vitriolic blame-game saw both her party and the BJP calling for an investigation. In letters to the Election Commission, the Trinamool Congress alleged a deep-rooted conspiracy to take the life of its chief and the BJP, which has accused Mamata Banerjee of lying about the attack, called for video footage to establish facts.
The Trinamool, alleging a gruesome attack on the Chief Minister, said an attempt was made on her life within 24 hours of the removal of the Bengal police chief by the Election Commission without the state government being consulted. The party alleged a nexus between the BJP s complaints against the sacked police chief and the police being absent at the time of the incident. The party also claimed it had been tipped off
West Bengal polls: Mamata spices up TMC campaign with Hindutva to counter BJP
West Bengal polls: Mamata spices up TMC campaign with Hindutva to counter BJP
From reciting Sanskrit mantras from Chandipath to declaring herself a Hindu girl , West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has spiced up the TMC s poll campaign while countering the BJP which has made Jai Shri Ram one of the poll cries.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: PTI)
Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday declared herself a Hindu girl . This came as she tried to counter the BJP s charge of Muslim appeasement in a state where the minority community comprise around 30 per cent of the total voters. Mamata Banerjee recited Sanskrit mantras from Chandipath, a very popular book of hymns dedicated to Goddess Durga at Nandigram, from where she is contesting the Bengal polls.
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