TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh alleges attack on car en route to Mamata rally

Kunal Ghosh alleged that the attackers used sharp weapons and tried to kill him. The BJP said that it was ‘inner fighting’ in the TMC.

2 min readKolkataUpdated: Sep 27, 2026 05:57 AM IST

Stones and eggs were hurled at TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh's car in West Bengal's Hooghly district. (Special Arrangement)

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Kunal Ghosh’s car was allegedly attacked in West Bengal’s Hooghly district while he was on his way to attend party chief Mamata Banerjee’s rally in Serampore.

Ghosh claimed that a group of miscreants attacked his vehicle at Shokher Bazar in Uttarpara, damaging its front and rear windscreens and hurling eggs at the car. He also alleged that he sustained a shoulder injury in the attack.

“This cannot be tolerated. There is no law and order in the state. I did not get help from the police. They attacked with sharp weapons and tried to kill me,” Ghosh said, adding that he would return to Kolkata and visit the police headquarters.

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At around 3.30 pm, Ghosh reached the police headquarters, Bhabani Bhavan, where his car was allegedly stopped at the main gate. He said he had emailed the director general of police regarding the incident.

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Mamata hits out at BJP

Banerjee reacted sharply to the incident. “It is not very good sign for democracy. They (BJP) are trying to stop us at any cost so that we can’t hold the rally. We got permission from the high court 15 days ago. Such atrocities on Opposition parties do not happen even in African countries,” she said.

BJP leader Rahul Sinha denied the allegations, saying it was “nothing but their (TMC’s) inner fighting”. Local MLA Dipanjan Chakraborty said people of the state had rejected Mamata Banerjee. “Peace and development is prevailing in Bengal now. In this situation, Mamata Banerjee is trying to create disturbance…People will not tolerate this. They protested in a democratic manner,” he added.

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said while citizens can protest peacefully in a democratic state, “such attacks are not acceptable”.

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