Bharati Ghosh, Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate from Ghatal in West Bengal, broke down on Sunday, 12 May, after she was allegedly attacked and heckled at a polling booth by women "hired by the Trinamool Congress” during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, reports Hindustan Times.
“TMC supporters pushed me to the ground. They are not allowing any polling to be held in Keshpur area. These women were hired by the TMC. I shall complain, in writing, to the EC (Election Commission of India),” she alleged.
Her car was also vandalised, allegedly by the same group. The Election Commission has sought a report from the District Magistrate on the incident and asked that a First Information Report (FIR) be filed against Ghosh for allegedly entering a booth with her mobile phone and recorded a video, according to media reports.