'Run bulldozer over our bodies': Mamata protests after 'attack' on Abhishek's house
West Bengal leader Mamata Banerjee staged a protest following an alleged attack on her nephew Abhishek Banerjee's residence in Kolkata. She accused the BJP of orchestrating the incident and criticized the police for imposing restrictions on her movement.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the volatile political climate in West Bengal and the intensifying conflict between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP.
NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday staged a protest outside her nephew Abhishek Banerjee's residence in Kolkata, alleging that "his home had been targeted in a pre-planned attack in the early hours."She accused the BJP and the police of intimidating political opponents and said she might approach the Supreme Court over the "lawlessness in the state."The protest followed allegations that BJP-backed miscreants had attacked Abhishek's residence in the Kalighat area of south Kolkata during a Kali Puja celebration.Mamata alleged that the attackers arrived at around 2 am or 3 am. "There is complete hooliganism going on. People show up here at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning...""If you have the courage to use a bulldozer, why do you come here at 3:00 in the morning with a gang of thugs to attack a Kali Puja celebration?..
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