BJP MP bleeds after mob attack in Bengal

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who rushed to the flood- hit areas Monday to review ground situation and oversee relief and rescue operations, appealed for restraint and unity, and urged people not to indulge in 'any untoward incident' amid the ongoing crisis

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A day after torrential rains wreaked havoc in large parts of north Bengal leaving a death toll of 28 in its wake so far, politics acquired centre stage after BJP MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Sankar Ghosh were injured in a mob attack during their visit to the flood and landslide-hit Nagrakata area of Jalpaiguri district.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who rushed to the floodhit areas Monday to review ground situation and oversee relief and rescue operations, appealed for restraint and unity, and urged people not to indulge in "any untoward incident" amid the ongoing crisis.

Banerjee called the floods and the ensuing destruction "man-made", and blamed the DVC for "unrestricted" release of water, resulting in overflowing rivers in the southern parts of the state.