Security Concerns Raised After Alleged Attack on Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata

Questions have been raised over the security arrangements for former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after a woman allegedly attempted to attack her outside her residence in Kolkata’s Kalighat area on Tuesday, according to leaders of a faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). TMC leader Kunal Ghosh alleged that the woman approached Banerjee as she was leaving to inaugurate a Durga Puja pandal and tried to strike her on the foot. Ghosh also claimed that the woman was carrying a knife and tugged at Banerjee’s saree before TMC workers restrained her and handed her over to the Kalighat police. Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen reportedly lodged a complaint with the Kalighat police, questioning how the woman was able to approach Banerjee and raising concerns over the security arrangements around the former chief minister. The incident has drawn scrutiny over the circumstances in which the woman reached Banerjee as she prepared to leave for the public event. The allegations have not been independently verified, and the circumstances surrounding the incident remain subject to investigation. This is a developing story