TMC MP Mitali Bag’s car vandalised, windshield smashed; party blames BJP, alleges ‘attempt on her life’ | India News
New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress on Monday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party “thugs” attacked Arambagh MP Mithali Bagh’s car on the last day of campaigning for the second phase of West Bengal assembly elections.In a post on X, the TMC said Bagg was “brutally and brutally attacked by BJP lumpens and goons. His car was vandalized. His windshield was smashed. Shards of glass pierced his body.”“Amit Shah threatened our leaders and party workers that whoever steps out of their house will be hanged upside down. Today that threat has been acted upon,” the party said.“This is an attempt on the life of an elected MP. Amit Shah issued the order from the dais. His lumpens carried it on the road. Chain of command is direct. The responsibility is his,” it added.Bagg was reportedly admitted to a local hospital. Officials said the situation in the area is currently peaceful, with security forces maintaining a tight vigil.The Arambagh seat is currently held by BJP’s Madhusudan Bagh, who defeated TMC’s Sujata Mandal by a margin of 7,172 (3.3 per cent) votes.The seat was a stronghold of the CPI(M) before delimitation in 2011. The TMC won the seat in 2011 and 2016 before losing it to the BJP in the 2021 elections.The BJP has entered Hemant Bagh to defend the constituency against Trinamool’s Mita Bagh. CPI(M)’s Vithika Pandit is also in the fray.Earlier in the day, the West Bengal Police arrested four people in connection with a violent clash between TMC and BJP supporters in front of the Jagat Dal police station.Polling for the second phase of the election is scheduled for April 29, while the counting of votes will take place on May 4.
