#WATCH BJP leader Locket Chatterjee's car attacked by locals in Hoogly during the fourth phase of West Bengal assembly elections #WestBengal pic.twitter.com/aQAgzWI94v
— ANI (@ANI) April 10, 2021
#WATCH West Bengal: BJP leader Locket Chatterjee speaks to an Election Commission official over phone, says that she was attacked by locals at polling booth no.66 in Hooghly. She also says that journalists have been attacked too and demands that additional forces be sent here. pic.twitter.com/rrgGpFxfHT
— ANI (@ANI) April 10, 2021
During the voting today, local goons in Bengal resorted to attacking Bharatiya Janata Party MP Locket Chatterjee’s car, as well as those belonging to the press, at polling booth No. 66 in Bengal’s Hooghly district on Saturday morning.
n Images shared by a news agency A black sedan, believed to be Ms Chatterjee’s, is seen being pinned down by a sea of enraged men and women, many of whom are not wearing masks and have no regard for social distancing, shouting in Bengali and pointing fingers at the car’s occupants.
In the video, several people clashed with police and security personnel, some of whom were armed with riot shields and desperately trying to push people aside to make room for her car.
They’ve broken my car… am at booth No 66. They grabbed my jacket and attacked my car… I’ve also been hurt by pieces of glass. Then they media persons to get out of their cars and beat them,” Ms Chatterjee told an election official via a phone call.
“A lot of our (BJP) workers are still there… Please send CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) there immediately… some media persons are also still stuck,” she added.