Kolkata: Trinamool’s Beleghata MLA Kunal Ghosh was struck by an egg while speaking to the media outside party chief Mamata Banerjee‘s Kalighat residence on Monday. Trinamool seniors at the spot immediately dialled cops and alleged BJP involvement.Ghosh had come out after one of the near-daily meetings Mamata has been holding with senior party office-bearers. Walking towards reporters, he was hit from behind.MP Kalyan Banerjee alleged that one of the egg-throwers was a BJP supporter. “When Ghosh was leaving Didi’s residence and speaking to the press, BJP’s goons threw eggs. The police were here but they did nothing. I called up the police commissioner — it has been 25-30 minutes but nobody has come. There is a threat to our lives,” he said.Ghosh said: “I heard that the ‘egg-throwing monkey’ was actually a witness for the police during the CID raid on Mamata-di’s house. His signature is reportedly on the seizure list. Was he used to conduct a recce? If true, Mamata-di is not safe. There is a sinister plan being hatched around her house. Those who attacked today must be arrested.”A youth who identified himself as Chandan claimed responsibility. “Kunal Ghosh has committed no fewer atrocities against us. He deserved to be hit with eggs,” he said, before walking away without elaborating on the “atrocities.”Municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul called the incident “dim-ocracy at work.” “For the last 15 years, Trinamool has trampled democracy under its feet. They are facing the consequences now,” she said. Police said no injuries were reported and a probe was underway.
