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TMC puts off manifesto release till Mamata gets well

March 11, 2021 12:27 IST

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday postponed the release of its manifesto for the upcoming elections in West Bengal, following the alleged attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, party leaders said.

IMAGE: Abhishek Banerjee tweeted this photograph of his aunt, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in hospital following the attack on her, with the caption, BJP brace yourselves. Photograph: Courtesy, Abhishek Banerjee on Twitter.

Banerjee, the party's chairperson, was scheduled to release the manifesto on Thursday afternoon at her residence in Kalighat.

 

"The manifesto release has been postponed for the time being. It will be released after Mamata Banerjee gets well and is back home. Although our manifesto is ready, there is no question of releasing it without her," a senior TMC leader said.

The chief minister is at present undergoing treatment at the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata with injury to her left leg, waist, shoulder and neck, according to doctors.

She alleged on Wednesday evening that during her campaign in Nandigram, she was attacked by four-five men who pushed her, besides banging the door of her car on her, leading to the injuries.

Banerjee had released the party's list of 291 candidates on March 5.

West Bengal will be voting in eight phases, beginning March 27. The votes will be counted on May 2. 

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