West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has pointed out towards a "conspiracy" behind the bomb attack in West Bengal s Murshidabad district that left her Labour Minister Jakir Hossain seriously injured.Without taking names of any .
Some were pressurising him, it is part of a conspiracy: Mamata on bomb attack on minister oneindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oneindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
CID to probe bomb attack on Bengal minister
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Last Updated: Feb 18, 2021, 12:34 PM IST
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Hossain was brought to the SSKM Hospital here on Thursday morning and admitted to the Trauma Care Unit, state minister Firhad Hakim said, adding that a medical board has been formed to look into his health condition.
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Meanwhile, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari s rally was attacked by unknown miscreants in Beleghata area of north Kolkata on Wednesday night.
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Thursday handed over the investigation into the attack on state minister Jakir Hossain, who was seriously injured in a bomb blast, to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Hossain was seriously injured after unidentified attackers hurled a crude bomb at him at Nimtita railway station in Murshidabad district on Wednesday night.
UPDATED: February 18, 2021 13:58 IST
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has claimed that the attack on Bengal minister Jakir Hossain was part of a conspiracy. (PTI File Photo)
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Mamata attacks the Railways for its lacklustre way of functioning
Bengal CID on Thursday took over the probe into the Murshidabad bomb attack case.
In the latest flashpoint between the West Bengal government and the Centre, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held the Railways responsible for the bomb attack on state minister Jakir Hossain, saying that since the incident happened on railway premises, the Centre government should answer.
Mamata also said the attack was part of a conspiracy while claiming that the Bengal minister was being pressurised to switch over to another party.
After getting death threat, Jakir Hossain had named two TMC supporters in complaint oneindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oneindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.