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TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee claimed helium suffered caput injuries aft being mobbed successful beforehand of a constabulary presumption helium visited successful West Bengal's Hooghly territory connected Sunday (May 31, 2026) to taxable a memorandum against the apprehension of enactment workers aft the Assembly elections.
He alleged that BJP supporters were liable for the onslaught connected him.
This came a time aft enactment person Abhishek Banerjee was roughed up allegedly by locals erstwhile helium visited Sonarpur municipality of South 24 Parganas territory to conscionable families of post-poll unit victims.
Tension prevailed extracurricular the Chanditala constabulary presumption arsenic a radical of radical waved achromatic flags astatine Kalyan Banerjee, the MP from Hoogly district's Sreerampore, and shouted "thief" astatine him and different TMC delegation.
Kalyan Banerjee alleged that helium was struck connected the caput during the protestation and sustained an injury. He was seen holding a cloth to the backmost of his head.
"All this happened successful beforehand of the police. I was deed connected my head, and I americium bleeding," helium told reporters, blaming BJP supporters for the incident.
The Lok Sabha MP staged a dharna, alleging constabulary inaction. He besides asserted that the TMC would proceed its protests against "BJP-sponsored attacks".
A ample constabulary contingent and cardinal forces were deployed successful the country to forestall immoderate further escalation.
The BJP denied the allegations and claimed that locals were expressing their choler against TMC leaders crossed the state.
