Kolkata, July 6 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders on Monday slammed the alleged stopping of Party Chairperson and former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from visiting Baruipur following the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl, with the party describing the development as a "super emergency" and a "murder of democracy".

Speaking to ANI, TMC MP Dola Sen said, "It is not just an emergency; it is a 'super emergency'. What is happening is not right."

TMC MP Pratima Mondal also condemned the alleged move, saying, "It is a shameful incident and amounts to the murder of democracy; we strongly condemn it. They did not allow the former Chief Minister. These people are afraid of Mamata Banerjee. Mamata Banerjee is a lioness. The country...