Did Mamata Banerjee lie that she was attacked?

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee sustained ankle and shoulder injuries in “an accident” and was not attacked by anyone, said a preliminary police investigation report today.

Media reports said the video footage collected by local police at Nandigram and statements of eyewitnesses, Trinamool Congress workers testified that the incident resulted from an accident.

The police investigation said Banerjee was hurt when her car hit a small iron pillar while manoeuvring through a narrow street crowded market area.

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Banerjee was waving at people from inside the vehicle with the car door kept ajar. Her left foot was injured when the vehicle door slammed shut after hitting the pillar.

Banerjee’s condition is stated to have improved. She has been undergoing treatment at Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital here.

Banerjee had alleged that she was attacked by about five men who pushed her and banged the door of her car, causing injuries to her last evening.

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Banerjee was campaigning Nandigram for the state assembly elections. She has filed her nomination from Nandigram.

Trinamool Congress workers, led by Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien, have filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India alleging it as a “deep-rooted conspiracy” to assassinate the party president and chief minister.

Meanwhile, the BJP has described the entire incident as a “drama”.