Mamata Banerjee Health Concerns: Video Shows Slip and Fall While Boarding Helicopter in Durgapur

Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister, fell and fainted Saturday after boarding a helicopter in Durgapur. According to the story, the chief minister was supported by her security officers. She continued on to Asansol, where she addressed an election rally. On March 14, the 69-year-old Trinamool Congress supremo collapsed inside her Kalighat bungalow in Kolkata, injuring her forehead and nose. She needed to be admitted to the hospital for a few hours.

Banerjee’s brother, Kartik Banerjee, informed a Bengali news channel that the TMC leader had a brain concussion and had a deep gash on her forehead and nose that was bleeding heavily. The hospital director, Manimoy Bandyopadhyay, first said that Banerjee experienced “a fall within the vicinity of her home due to some push from behind.” This statement prompted widespread uncertainty and conjecture about the cause of Mamata Banerjee’s downfall.

Bandyopadhyay later explained that he just meant that the CM may have felt “a sensation of push.” “This is the impression of being pushed from behind that led to CM Banerjee’s downfall. We must treat, and we have accomplished that. Bandyopadhyay stated that what he said yesterday evening was misinterpreted. At the time, top BJP politician Suvendu Adhikari sparked outrage by allegedly mocking Banerjee’s injuries.

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Addressing a rally in Khejuri, West Bengal, Adhikari stated, without identifying anyone, that “TMC’s pressure has gone down and is falling.” The TMC’s decline has only just begun at the top; it will spread to the grassroots.” The ruling TMC condemned his statements, saying they represent the BJP’s anti-women ideology “Such statements against the country’s sole woman chief minister reflect the BJP’s anti-women ideology.” We condemn such remarks and demand an apology,” West Bengal Women and Child Development Minister Shashi Panja stated.

BJP Leader Calls for Mamata’s Arrest, TMC Terror Label After CBI Sandeshkhali Searches

West Bengal opposition leader and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari slammed the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led West Bengal government on Friday after several arms and ammunition, including foreign-made revolvers, were discovered at the home of suspended party leader Sheikh Shahjahan in Sandeshkhali, demanding that the ruling party be declared a ‘terrorist outfit’. The Bengal Assembly leader of the opposition went on to say that such weapons and explosives are being utilized in anti-national actions and that the party supremo has lost the moral authority to remain as the state’s chief minister after supporting terrorists such as Sheikh.

“All the weapons discovered in Sandeshkhali are foreign. Explosives like RDX are employed in horrendous anti-national acts. International terrorists employ all of these weapons. I urge that the Trinamool Congress be declared a terrorist group. This is a utopian state. People who saw the teaser for the tragedy in Khadikul, Egra, saw the movie today when RDX and lethal weapons were recovered in Sandeshkhali. Mamata Banerjee accepts full responsibility for this occurrence. “I demand that Mamata Banerjee be arrested and that the Trinamool Congress be declared a terrorist organization,” Adhikari said.

What the CBI found

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches on Friday at two properties owned by Sheikh Shahjahan, the primary accused in the Sandeshkhali incident, in connection with a January attack on an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team by a crowd reportedly led by the now-suspended leader. “The CBI seized three foreign-made revolvers, one foreign-made pistol, one Indian revolver, one Colt official-issue police revolver, one country-made pistol, 120 nine-mm bullets, and 50 cartridges.45 caliber, 50 cartridges of.380 caliber, and eight cartridges of.32 caliber,” according to a press release issued by the agency

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TMC’s reaction

However, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh questioned the CBI finding. Before the CBI proclaimed possession, he alleged that the opposition was conspiring to plant ammunition on the grounds. “We haven’t seen any guns yet. The CBI has not provided any official briefings. Our competitors or political parties have likely hidden weapons,” he stated, hours before the formal CBI announcement. “There are attempts from Delhi to sway votes and keep the Sandeshkhali pot boiling. Dramas are currently being staged.” The police should be alert,” he wrote in a post on X, mocking the ruling BJP without mentioning it.

TMC Alleges BJP Conspiracy with CBI and NSG in Sandeshkhali Raid, Moves EC

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) filed a complaint with the Election Commission on Saturday against the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) raid at two locations linked to an alleged associate of Sandeshkhali accused Shajahan Sheikh, claiming that the agency’s action was intended to tarnish the party’s image ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. In response to the finding of weapons, the party accused the BJP of colliding with the CBI and NSG.

“The electorate in West Bengal was set to vote in three parliamentary constituencies: Darjeeling, Raiganj, and Balurghat. While elections were taking place, the CBI carried out an unethical raid at a vacant spot in Sandeshkhali. According to media sources, the CBI sent more personnel, including the National Security Guard’s explosives squad. It has also been stated that guns and ammunition were discovered at a residence during similar operations,” according to the letter.

The TMC stated that the CBI did not notify the state administration or the police before carrying out the operation. According to the report, the CBI sent along a bomb squad for the operation despite the fact that the state police possessed a fully working bomb disposal unit. The party claimed that the CBI had informed the media about the raid in advance.

“It is even more remarkable to see that media representatives were there during the raid before the state administration arrived. At this point, it was already widely known that firearms had been found during the assault. There is no way to know for definite if these firearms were seized during the search and seizure operation or were placed covertly by the CBI/NSG,” the party claimed. The TMC accused the CBI of aiming to incite “nationwide odium and contempt” against it during the polls. It said that the CBI had “notoriously instrumentalized the media” to create the rumor that the individual was a TMC supporter.

“Today’s actions are another testament to the fact that the BJP has weaponized the central investigating agencies, including the CBI, to, inter alia, carry out a smear campaign against AITC, which would help sway the mindset of the voters in its favor,” the statement stated. The Trinamool Congress said there was a BJP plot behind the raid. It also accused the CBI and the NSG of planting the guns seized during the operation. “It is reiterated that in the absence of any representative of the State Government, the purported recovery of arms and ammunition is possibly a ploy employed by the BJP in conspiracy with the CBI and the NSG to plant such weapons at the site,” the statement said.

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What had the CBI recovered from the Sandeshkhali raid?

In a statement, the CBI claimed it had discovered three foreign-made revolvers, one foreign-made pistol, one Indian revolver, one Colt official-issue police revolver, one country-made handgun, 120 nine-millimeter bullets, 50 cartridges of.45 caliber, 50 cartridges of.380 caliber, and eight cartridges of.32 caliber. It claimed to have discovered damning documents relating to Sheikh Shahjahan, the suspended TMC leader accused of sexual assault and land grabs.