Attack on JP Nadda's convoy a "drama": Mamata Banerjee

Reacting to the Bharatiya Janata Party's claim of "attack" on BJP president JP Nadda's convoy, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the BJP was resorting to "nautanki". Targetting Nadda, Mamata Banerjee said that the BJP is creating a "drama" to divert attention from lack of attendance in his rally.

Kolkata:West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party over its slamming the Trinamool Congress government over "attack" on BJP president JP Nadda's convoy and said it was resorting to "nautanki".

She also targeted Nadda, who is on a two-day visit to state, and referred to him as "chaddha, Nadda, fadda, bhaddha".

Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that the incident of attack on BJP president J P Nadda's convoy in the state is a "drama" to divert attention from lack of attendance in his rally.

"They (BJP) have no other work. At times Home Minister is here, other times its Chaddha, Nadda, Fadda, Bhaddha is here. When they have no audience, they call their workers for doing nautanki," Banerjee said at a public rally in Kolkata.

Wondering why 50 cars were after Nadda's vehicle, the Trinamool Congress supremo said that only three cars were part of his convoy.

Nadda's convoy was allegedly attacked and several BJP leaders including Kailash Vijayvargiya were injured when protesters pelted stones at their vehicles when he was travelling to Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas district to address a rally there.

"I feel that it is a drama to divert attention from lack of attendance in his rally," Banerjee said.

Maintaining that no untoward incident happened at Sirakol, Banerjee said that there was probably some incident in front of a tea stall and the police were asked to inquire into it.

With inputs from agency