India, Oct. 7 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday visited Bharatiya Janata Party leader Khagen Murmu who was admitted to a Siliguri hospital after being assaulted by a mob in Nagrakata during a visit to flood-hit areas in north Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.

"I talked to the doctors and his family members. He is much better now. The doctors are treating him cautiously since he is a diabetic," Banerjee told reporters after calling on Murmu, the BJP's North Malda Lok Sabha MP, at a private hospital.

Banerjee said government doctors at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital could also come to the private hospital for the MP's treatment if needed.

Banerjee's hospital visit comes amid continuing back-and-forth bet...