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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today paid tribute to the agitators who were killed in police firing in Nandigram in 2007, saying that for the upcoming Bengal polls, she chose to fight against “anti-Bengal forces” from the “historic” constituency as a mark of respect for the victims. Recalling the incident, Banerjee said that farmers are the pride of West Bengal and the state government is working for their development. Banerjee’s once-close aide and now main competitor from BJP Suvendu Adhikari was quick to respond to the statement, saying those who “had forgotten Nandigram all these years are now coming here to seek votes”.
It’s a battle between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP today as Bengal marks Nandigram Diwas, with an injured Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee holding a rally in a wheelchair while Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in the state for a road show and meeting with party representatives. The Trinamool Congress supremo had returned home from the state-run SSKM Hospital on Friday evening, after receiving treatment for the injuries she sustained while campaigning in her constituency in Nandigram in East Midnapore earlier this week.
Doctors treating her said the ‘traumatised’ chief minister was under observation for 48 hours. They further said that after examining her health parameters, they decided to release Banerjee after she ‘repeatedly’ insisted on the same. She was reportedly asked by the doctors to take utmost care and use a wheelchair while going to public places. A medical board of four doctors will continue to supervise her health condition for the next few days.
On Wednesday, Banerjee was injured in her left leg after she was allegedly heckled in Nandigram while getting into her car during a rally in Birulia Bazar in East Midnapore. She was interacting with the locals when suddenly the situation became chaotic due to a crowd and she fell down. It all happened all of a sudden. Her security guards rushed to the spot and helped her to get into the backseat. She told her security guards that she suffered a severe leg injury and also complained of chest pain.
While getting into the backseat of her car, Banerjee who was seen gasping heavily, told reporters, “Look at my leg. There is swelling. I am feeling feverish. Please leave me alone now. I am having chest pain. Not feeling well. I want to go to Kolkata for treatment.”
“It was a planned attack on me. It was a conspiracy. The attack was planned well as there were no policemen around me. There were a couple of men in the crowd who pushed the door of my car and left me badly injured. Please allow me to go to a hospital,” she added. Soon after, she was rushed to the SSKM College and Hospital.
The West Bengal government’s report to the Election Commission, however, has no mention of the “four-five persons”, who Banerjee had alleged had attacked her, an official of the state CEO’s office said. It, however, referred to the presence of a huge crowd at the spot where the incident took place, he said.
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