India, March 8 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday responded to the ongoing controversy over alleged insult to President Droupadi Murmu and said the state was being targeted ahead of the assembly elections.

Responding to an ongoing row over the change of venue for a President's event near Siliguri, Mamata said there was no breach of protocol at Murmu's programme and that and said the responsibility of mismanagement at the function lay with its private organisers.

"There was no breach of protocol at President's programme in West Bengal on Saturday. The responsibility of mismanagement at President's programme in Bengal lies with private organisers and Airports Authority of India. We have full respect for the chair of t...