India, Aug. 10 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday claimed that the attack on former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's car in North 24 Parganas was "state-sponsored."

Abhishek alleged that West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari had "executed it", while accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union home minister Amit Shah of "backing" the attack. This came a day after protests erupted over Mamata's visit to Bizpur to meet the family of a deceased TMC worker. Mamata alleged her vehicle was attacked with stones and shoes, claiming that she "could have been killed."

"It was a state-sponsored attack....the Prime Minister and the Home Minister had full backing and support behind the incident; CM Suvendu Adhikari j...