New Delhi, May 30 -- Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee was manhandled by locals during his visit to Sonarpur in West Bengal on Saturday, May 30. Videos shared on social media showed unidentified people gheraoing and beating Abhishek Banerjee, who is also the nephew of TMC supremo and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Following the attack, a visibly shaken Abhishek Banerjee blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the incident. "It's all BJP-sponsored. Look what they have done. This is their example of democracy. It hasn't even been a month, and the police are nowhere to be seen," he was quoted by ANI as saying.

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee said he was attacked by a mob while he was meeting the family of a TMC worke...