Nandigram incident: EC rules out Mamata Banerjee was attacked, says no evidence

The poll body had received two reports – one from West Bengal administration and the other from two poll observers – on the Nandigram incident.

Chose to fight anti-Bengal forces in Nandigram as mark of respect to martyrs: Mamata Banerjee

The first report submitted by the state administration on Friday was described as “sketchy” by the ECI and was asked to furnish a detailed one.

The incident in Nandigram which caused injury to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was an accident and not a planned attack, according to the report of two poll observers submitted to the EC on Saturday.

The incident which took place at Birulia bazar in Nandigram in East Midnapore district on March 10 after Banerjee filed her nomination had taken place “suddenly” though a “conspiracy theory” was spoken about, the report prepared by special observer Ajay Nayak and special police observer Vivek Dubey to West Bengal for the state election stated, a source at the CEO office said.

Chose to fight anti-Bengal forces in Nandigram as mark of respect to martyrs: Mamata Banerjee

The report took into account the details provided by eye witnesses present during the incident as well as the video grabs collected from them.

It also referred to the failure of the police personnel in-charge of the chief minister”s security in controlling the crowd which came “too close” to her.

The EC had sought reports from the state government as well as the two observers on the incident. The state administration had submitted its report on Friday.

Banerjee had been injured at Birulia bazar in Nandigram in East Midnapore district on March 10 while campaigning hours after she filed her nomination from the seat.

Election to the 294 assembly seats in West Bengal will be held between March 27 and April 29. Votes will be counted on May 2.