Eggs hurled at TMC office during MP Mahua Moitra’s visit, she blames ‘BJP goons’

Vegetables and eggs were hurled at a Trinamool Congress office in West Bengal’s Krishnanagar while party MP Mahua Moitra was inside.

In a video on social media, Moitra said that “goons” from the Bharatiya Janata Party were responsible.

Moitra represents Krishnanagar in the Lok Sabha.

This was the latest in a series of attacks on Trinamool Congress leaders since the BJP came to power in West Bengal on May 4. Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee was attacked by a mob with eggs and stones during a visit to Sonarpur on May 30, while TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee alleged on the next day that he was also attacked in the Hooghly district.

On Wednesday, Moitra shared a video on social media in which a group of persons could be seen outside the office, throwing eggs and shouting slogans. The police were also present at the spot.

“This is a BJP mob that has been standing here for the past one hour,” the MP says in the video. “I have called the DGP [director general of police]. The police are sitting and watching. The CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] is sitting and watching.”

Minutes later, she shared another video in which some persons were seen carrying BJP…

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