NEW DELHI, May 30: Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien on Saturday questioned the security situation in West Bengal after party leader and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee was attacked.
In a post on X, O’Brien said that Banerjee, whom he described as the Lok Sabha leader of the second-largest opposition party, faced an attack while visiting the bereaved family and sought answers over the security arrangements.“What is happening now in Bengal? The MP of the second largest Opposition party @AITCofficial went to visit the family of a person murdered by BJP in post-poll violence. @abhishekaitc was lynched and attacked by a few BJP supporters. Life at risk. Where are the police? Why was security withdrawn on the day of counting? Let the Home Minister answer,” O’Brien said in the post. (PTI)
