Jagdeep Dhankar visits Mamata at hospital amid 'go back' slogans
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar visited West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at SSKM hospital in Kolkata amid ''go back'' slogans shouted by hundreds of the TMC supporters gathered there.
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FollowWest Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar visited West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at SSKM hospital in Kolkata after she was severely injured while campaigning for West Bengal assembly elections in Nandigram.
After being injured on Wednesday (March 10), Mamata was brought to SSKM Hospital through a green corridor. She was admitted to the hospital's Woodburn ward. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar went to see Mamata Banerjee amid ''go back'' slogans shouted by hundreds of the TMC supporters gathered there.
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According to sources, the governor was in the chief minister's cabin for around half an hour and she briefed Dhankhar about the incident.
The incident took place around 6.15 pm when Mamata Banerjee was about to leave the Birulia area near Reyapara after praying at a local temple. Banerjee said, “I was standing outside my car with the door open. I was going to a temple there to offer my prayers. Few people came around my car and pushed the door. The door hit my leg.”
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The Chief Minister alleged that neither the local police nor the SP was near her when four-five people deliberately pushed her causing the injury.
The CM had bone injuries on her left ankle and foot, right shoulder, forearm, and neck. She will be kept under observation for the next 48 hours during which further tests will be done to evaluate the next steps.
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