Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Locket Chatterjee was allegedly attacked on Saturday, 10 April 2021, in Hooghly's Chunchura, amidst the ongoing polling for the fourth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections.
Chatterjee spoke to an Election Commission official saying that she was attacked by locals at polling booth no 66 in Chunchura. She also said that journalists were attacked too. The BJP leader demanded additional forces to be sent in Chunchura.
- BJP has fielded Chatterjee from the Chunchura Assembly constituency against Trinamool Congress' (TMC) Asit Mazumdar and Forward Bloc's Pranab Ghosh.
Mediapersons' vehicles covering West Bengal Assembly elections were attacked and vandalised in Chunchura.
Voting for 44 constituencies in West Bengal's fourth phase Assembly elections began at 7 am on Saturday amid tight security.
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