Kolkata, May 30 -- TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Saturday alleged that the police pressurised the hospital administration to downplay the severity of party MP Abhishek Banerjee's injuries sustained in an alleged attack during his visit to Sonarpur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, where he had gone to meet families affected by post-poll violence.

Speaking with the media, Ghosh pointed fingers towards the police administration.

"He is severely injured due to the attack. We took him to a hospital first. There are allegations that police administration pressurized them to show this attack in a light manner. The country is condemning it. The police and central force were not there. The hospital is also in an embarrassing ...