TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Attacked in West Bengal, Politicians Condemn Incident

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee has been allegedly attacked by a mob in Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Abhishek Banerjee had visited the post-poll violence affected families there. After this incident, the political atmosphere of the entire state has heated up and a series of sharp exchanges have started between TMC and BJP. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has strongly condemned this attack, to which Abhishek Banerjee has also expressed his gratitude. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed deep concern over the attack on MP Abhishek Banerjee. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called it an attack on democracy. He said, "The attack on MP Abhishek Banerjee ji in Sonarpur is highly condemnable. The attack on an MP is not just an attack on an individual - it is on the people who elected him, and on the democracy that is the common heritage of all of us. This is an abhorrent form of BJP's vendetta politics.