India, May 31 -- Trinmool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the BJP government in West Bengal of pressuring hospitals and doctors treating party MP Abhishek Banerjee after he was attacked in South 24 Parganas, alleging that attempts were made to prevent his admission and influence medical decisions.

Referring to Abhishek's treatment following the attack, Mamata questioned why he was initially kept under observation if hospitalisation was unnecessary.

"If there was genuinely no need for hospitalisation, why was he first taken to the ITU, kept under observation for nearly two hours, and advised to undergo multiple medical tests and scans?" she asked, reported news agency PTI.

Banerjee alleged that efforts were be...