Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Discharged From Hospital 2 Days After Injury

Mamata Banerjee discharged from Kolkata hospital where she was seeking treatment following the injuries she suffered in Nandigram during an election campaign on Wednesday. Doctors at SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, where the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief was admitted, have advised her a week of rest.

"We generally advise patients with similar injuries as that of Banerjee at least three to four weeks of rest... She requested that she should be discharged. Heeding to her request she is being discharged with medical advice," doctors said in a statement.

Banerjee is in the midst of campaigns for the upcoming assembly elections, which she earlier said, she would partake in on a wheelchair, despite her injuries, if she had to.

Mamata Banerjee Discharged From Hospital

"The Chief Minister has responded to treatment. The plaster slab was opened today and injury was examined. The haematoma (blood suffusion) has diminished considerably. Ankle injury has shown much sign of improvement," doctors added.

TMC leaders have launched a full-throttle attack on the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), naming them behind the 'attack.' A six-member delegation visited the Election Commission (EC) office in New Delhi today to press for a high-level probe into the matter. See EC's response here. 

Banerjee had issued a video statement from hospital on Thursday, recalling the 'attack' that injured her when she was in Nandigram to file her nomination papers for the constituency seat. "I sustained injuries in hand, leg & ligament. I was standing near the car when I was pushed against it, yesterday . I am on medication." She had urged for peace to be maintained and promised she would resume work in 2-3 days.