TMC MP Mitali Bag’s car vandalized, windshield smashed; party blames BJP, says ‘attempts are being made against her’

New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress on Monday alleged that “goons” from the BJP attacked the car of Arambag MP Mitali Bag during the last day of campaigning ahead of the second phase of West Bengal Assembly polls.The TMC said in a post on“Amit Shah threatened our leaders and party workers that anyone who stepped out of their houses would be hanged upside down. Today, this threat was fulfilled,” the party said.“This is an attempt on the life of an elected member. Amit Shah gave the order from the stage. His gangsters do it in the streets. The chain of command is direct. The responsibility is his,” it added.Barger was reportedly taken to a local hospital. Officials said the situation in the area remains peaceful and security forces remain on high alert.The Arambag seat is currently held by the BJP’s Madhusudan Bag, who defeated TMC’s Sujata Mondal by a margin of 7,172 votes (3.3%).Before the delimitation in 2011, the seat was a CPI(M) bastion. The TMC won the seat in 2011 and 2016 but lost to the BJP in the 2021 polls.The BJP has fielded Hemanta Bag against TMC’s Mita Bag to defend the constituency. CPI(M)’s Bithika Pandit is also in the fray.Earlier in the day, West Bengal police arrested four persons in connection with a violent clash between TMC and BJP supporters in front of Jagatdal police station.Voting for the second phase of the election is scheduled for April 29 and counting will take place on May 4.