Trinamool MLA Kunal Ghosh targeted with egg outside Mamata’s home

Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) An egg was thrown at Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh outside former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kolkata’s Kalighat area on Monday.

The Beleghata Trinamool MLA was leaving Mamata Banerjee’s residence in south Kolkata after attending a meeting when the incident took place.

According to Kunal Ghosh, he noticed a person waiting on the street holding an egg. He exchanged a few words with the individual, following which an egg was thrown at him.

The alleged attacker identified himself as Chandan and claimed he had been waiting for Kunal Ghosh.

The youth said there were several allegations against the Trinamool leader and that he threw the egg as a mark of protest. He claimed to be a resident of the Kalighat area in south Kolkata.

“Did Kunal Ghosh commit fewer atrocities? He, along with others, deserves to be hit with rotten eggs,” the youth said.

Later, Kunal Ghosh said he had attended a meeting at Mamata Banerjee’s residence with some senior leaders and that the incident occurred after he left the premises.

“When I was leaving, media representatives were standing in front of Mamata Banerjee’s house to ask questions. They requested me to stop, and I did. Just then, two boys came forward. There were some others behind them. One of the two took out an egg and attacked me,” he said.

He further said: “My eyes were on the camera lens. At that moment, one of them threw an egg at me.”

However, he refused to describe the incident as an expression of public anger.

“This is vandalism. There is no anger. The vandalism is being planned. There is security in front of the former Chief Minister’s house. The boys threw eggs and were allowed to leave,” he said.

A short while later, as Kunal Ghosh was leaving the area in a car, some of the alleged attackers were still standing nearby.

Kunal said to them: “Make omelettes with the remaining eggs and eat them.”

–IANS

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