Opposition party leaders have strongly condemned the alleged attack on Trinamool Congress national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee during his visit to Sonarpur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district.
According to allegations by the TMC, a group of men pushed and struck Abhishek Banerjee despite attempts by security personnel to shield him. Women in the crowd allegedly hurled eggs and sandals and issued threats.
Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi, and Akhilesh Yadav have condemned the attack and blamed the BJP for the incident.
Rahul Gandhi described the attack as 'utterly reprehensible' and an assault on the people who elected Abhishek Banerjee and on democracy itself.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge also denounced the incident, claiming the absence of adequate security reflected the BJP's approach of targeting opposition voices.
BJP West Bengal president Samik Bhattacharya denied any role of his party in the incident and said the attack could have been a manifestation of public anger against the ruling Trinamool Congress.
