Video: Bengal MLA Kunal Ghosh's car attacked with stones, eggs in Hooghly

Mamata Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh’s car was allegedly attacked with stones and eggs in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Saturday as he travelled to Serampore for a rally addressed by Mamata Banerjee.

The incident took place in Uttarpara, where a group carrying black flags surrounded the vehicle and blocked its path, according to a TMC leader. The car’s rear windshield was smashed. The attackers have not been identified.

“They attacked my car with stones and eggs and blocked the road. No police personnel were present there,” Ghosh said. He said he was returning to Kolkata to lodge a complaint.

TMC leader Asit Majumdar alleged that the attack was planned by the BJP. Uttarpara BJP MLA Dipanjan Chakraborty called it a “spontaneous response from the public”. Police have not established who was responsible.

Earlier, the Calcutta High Court had allowed Banerjee to hold a public meeting in Serampore, subject to a strict cap of 1,000 attendees.

Banerjee was expected to outline the party’s plans for its protest movement against the Election Commission of India and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the coming days. - Ends

Tapas Sengupta is a senior investigative journalist based in Kolkata, also reports actively on socio-political issues, human rights violations, and conflict  across India. He is a Defence Correspondent and having experience of covering major conflicts across all the borders of India since last 17 years. He is an experienced broadcast journalist