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Abhishek Banerjee Attacked: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday hit back at the Trinamool Congress over the attack on TMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, calling it a result of "public anger and resentment" towards the previous Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal.

Reacting to the attack on Abhishek, BJP MP Dinesh Sharma said the way they (Trinamool) have committed atrocities against people, against mothers and sisters, so many people have been killed, BJP workers have been killed, so people's anger towards him is justified.

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However, Sharma added that there is no need to take the law into one's own hands. "I would appeal everyone that violence cannot be answered in the same way. We cannot support any kind of violence," he said.

Echoing a similar sentiment, BJP MP Rahul Sinha claimed that there is immense public resentment against Trinamool Congress leaders. "When Mamata Banerjee went to court, people were raising 'chor-chor' slogans. Among them were members of the public as well as lawyers. Look at the situation of Abhishek Banerjee today. People allegedly threw eggs and slippers at him. This shows the extent of the anger people have against them even after ousting them from power," he said.

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BJP MP Soumitra Khan credited the Bengal Police for the efforts in rescuing Abhishek during the attack. "We are in politics for so long but the public has never thrown eggs or slippers at us. But he (Abhishek Banerjee) has tortured the people so much, this is the result of that," he told reporters.

'Rulers Became Killers': Mamata

Earlier, reacting to the incident, former West Bengal Chief Minister and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee targeted the saffron party, saying the rulers became the killers, shame on the BJP.

Abhishek was attacked by locals during his visit to Sonarpur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas, to meet post-poll victims' families.

TMC Slams CM Suvendu Adhikari

The TMC slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, saying the incident exposed the kind of politics the BJP leader presides over - one rooted in intimidation, violence and vendetta.


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