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Mamata's nephew slapped in rally

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Press Trust of India Tamluk (WB)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and party MP Abhishek Banerjee was today slapped by a party worker during a rally at Chandipur in East Midnapore district.

The party worker, who is yet to be identified, suddenly climbed up to the stage and slapped Banerjee, President of the Trinamool Youth Congress, when he was addressing the rally, police officials said.

Other party workers soon caught the man and beat him up, they said, adding, he was being taken to the hospital.

After the incident the rally of party's youth wing did not progress.

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First Published: Jan 04 2015 | 6:10 PM IST

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