Kolkata, July 8 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that a rally her party's youth wing held in south Kolkata with the Calcutta high court's permission was attacked by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers "who molested several women" and left "at least 25 people with bleeding injuries in the head."

"BJP's lumpens assaulted our youth and student leaders in front of the police despite having the court's permission. Women were assaulted in their private parts with rods, sticks, bricks and other things that I cannot mention out of shame. I am appalled that police allowed this," Banerjee said in a Facebook live video.

TMC, however, has not yet released any photos or videos of the alleged attacks.

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