India, May 30 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) National general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday afternoon was allegedly manhandled by dozens of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, including women, at Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas.

Men allegedly pushed the TMC MP and hitting him even as security personnel tried to shield him. Women allegedly hurled eggs and sandals and threatened him.

Shouts of "chor chor" (thief, thief) were heard as Banerjee walked down the road wearing a helmet, with his shirt torn. People allegedly hurled abuses at him and the former chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

"These are all hooligans backed by the BJP," Banerjee said.

Banerjee had gone to Sonarpur to meet the family members of a TMC worker Sanju Karmakar...