Kolkata, June 1 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) Chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed deep shock and anger over the alleged targeted violence against party MPs Abhishek Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee, condemning what she termed as "absurd and authoritarian conduct".

In a video statement, the TMC Chief fiercely criticised the handling of the situation after leaders were face-to-face with targeted mobs over the weekend.

"The way you assaulted the MP of the second-largest opposition party is shocking. Doctors were called, yet hospitals were allegedly instructed not to provide treatment. What kind of absurd and authoritarian conduct is this?... The people at Belle Vue used to bow at my feet. You had close ties and dealings with the Birlas and...