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News Desk: A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) arrived at a state-run SSKM hospital in Kolkata to check on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s health, the morning after she was allegedly attacked by ‘unknown persons’ in Nandigram on Wednesday.
BJP leaders Samik Bhattacharya and Tathagata Roy reached the SSKM hospital, where the TMC supremo is undergoing treatment for ‘severe bone injuries’ in her left ankle, foot, and right shoulder, following the alleged attack during her Nandigram campaign. The BJP leaders were however denied entry and were not allowed to meet the Chief Minister. Speaking to reporters outside the hospital, former Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy said he was keen to call on the CM but was denied permission as the doctors did not recommend it.
“We wanted to meet her but couldn’t because that was not medically advised. We met Aroop Biswas and asked him to convey best wishes to her,” said Tathagata Roy.
It is pertinent to note that the ruling TMC has accused the saffron party of being involved in the incident leading to Banerjee’s hospitalisation. The two parties that have locked horns in the run-up for Assembly elections arrived at the Election Commission to lodge complaints about the alleged attack on Mamata Banerjee.
While the TMC has claimed that it was a “deep-rooted conspiracy” by the rival party to take the CM’s life, the BJP has denied the allegations and urged the EC to conduct a thorough investigation in the matter.
