Mamata Banerjee urges supporters to maintain peace

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged her supporters to maintain peace and not do anything that would cause problems to the publicIn a video message from the hospital bed Banerjee said she would be back for the poll campaign in a few days and use a wheelchair if neededI would appeal to my party cadres supporters activist and common people to maintain peace and calm It is true that I was badly hurt last night and felt severe pain in the chest and head The doctors are looking after me she saidI appeal to everyone to maintain peace I hope to be back on the field in the next few days Banerjee saidThe Trinamool Congress issued the overaminutelong video clip that was recorded at the special cabin number 125 of the Woodburn Block of SSKM Hospital where Banerjee is undergoing treatment after being injured during the election campaign in NandigramThe chief minister was rushed back to Kolkata on Wednesday and admitted to the staterun hospital with injuries on her left leg waist shoulder and neck according to doctorsBanerjee earlier alleged that during her campaign in Nandigram she was attacked by fourfive men who pushed her besides banging on her the door of her car leading to the injuriesI was doing namaskar standing on the bonnet of my car at that time pressure was exerted because of which my leg was hit by the car In that condition whatever medicine I was carrying I had those and soon we left for Kolkata Since then the doctors are treating me the chief minister said in the videoStating that she wont waste a single day before the elections Banerjee asserted that she will campaign even on a wheelchair if need beI will be back within one or two days she saidBanerjees appeal to her supporters came amid widespread protests by Trinamool Congress workers across the stateThe TMC activists blocked roads burnt tyres and raised slogans blaming the BJP for the alleged attackBesides several areas in Kolkata including Chetla and Sovabazar TMC workers protested in Howrah Hooghly Bankura Paschim Medinipur Jalpaiguri Paschim Bardhaman and Purba Medinipur among othersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever