"Was Being Pressured To Join...": Mamata Banerjee On Attack On Minister "Was Being Pressured To Join...": Mamata Banerjee On Attack On Minister Minister Jakir Hossain suffered injuries yesterday after unidentified persons hurled crude bombs at him at Nimtita Railway station in Murshidabad. Updated: February 18, 2021 4:07 pm IST Investigations were underway at the railway station with West Bengal CID taking over the case. Kolkata: The bomb attack on West Bengal Labour Minister Jakir Hossain was part of a conspiracy because "some people were pressuring" him to join their party, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today, comparing it to the assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in the 1990s. She also held Indian Railways responsible for the incident since it took place on the transporters' premises.