'Eggs Hurled At My Car': Madan Mitra's Allegation Triggers Political Debate | Latest News | ET Now

Added: 2026-06-10

[00:00:00]And I'm moving on and shifting our focus to what is happening in West Bengal because exactly a week after TMC MP Abhishek [music] Banerjee was heckled, another TMC leader came under attack last evening. This time the target was TMC MLA Madan Mitra. We [music] are learning that he also came under attack.

[00:00:16]Have a look at the visuals on your screen where a group of youth they were seen chasing the MLA's car late in the evening. In fact, as the vehicle moved towards the other area, men ran behind it shouting slogans of chor chor or a thief thief. In fact, we are learning that eggs were also thrown at the MLA's vehicle. Madan Mitra was inside the car at that time and according to initial information, the window of the vehicle was shut and that is how he was saved as well. The incident took place when TMC MLA was returning after attending a party program in the area and while there are no reports of any injury, the visuals have already sparked a political controversy. Let me go across to my colleague Rittika who's been tracking all the details. Rittika, exactly a week after TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee came under attack, he was heckled, another TMC leader has been attacked and this time the target is TMC MLA Madan Mitra.

[00:01:09]Take us through more details and the visuals that have now come to the fore.

[00:01:14]>> Well, absolutely. You see there is a viral video which has sparked controversy over social media and politically also and this is not for the first time that after the loss of Trinamool Congress leaders are not coming under attack. Various leaders are being thrown eggs at. We had seen Shaukat Molla, we had seen Abhishek Banerjee, we had seen a lot more other leaders who have been targeted with eggs and yesterday evening also Madan Mitra was not left unscathed.

[00:01:39]He was also targeted. His car was targeted with eggs and this incident took place yesterday in his assembly constituency Kamarhati only. While yesterday he was returning from the constitutional meeting at Ariadaha area, Madan Mitra's car was targeted with a young people chasing the MLA's car and they have allegedly thrown eggs towards him.

[00:02:02]However, as the windows windows were closed, the MLA was safe. But this video over the internet has surfaced and it has created a political ruckus. We also get to understand that chasing the car of Mitra, there was a chanting of protest where they have been speaking of chor chor attacking him and attacking his car. And that is how yesterday we have seen in the late evening in Ariadaha political tensions have sparked over the entire constituency. I remember this time Madan Mitra has been the elected MLA of Ariadaha Kamarhati itself. But however, that did not define his security or safety. Soon with the Trinamool Congress's loss, uh as several leaders were coming under attack in the same way of calling them a chor and being attacked with egg, we have seen >> Absolutely. And the incident comes just days after Abhishek Banerjee, Kalyan Banerjee, they face protest raising question over whether the public anger against TMC leaders becoming more visible on the ground. BJP says that these men who are attacking the TMC MPs and the leaders there, they are from uh TMC's what we're learning. Thank you so much for getting us all those details. And now moving on and shifting our focus, leaders of the India block are all set to meet in the national capital tomorrow. The top India block leaders shared a common platform was in December of 2023 ahead of the Lok Sabha election when they had agreed to field a common candidate against the Bharatiya Janata Party in each of the Lok Sabha seat. An arrangement that really did not work in several of the states. Since then, when while the block has met on multiple occasion to strategize inside and outside the parliament, the top leadership has not really come together.

[00:03:43]And tomorrow we are going to be witnessing a crucial meeting in the national capital where uh the India block leaders are going to come together on one stage. On that we will now shift