Attack in Nandigram: Mamata’s condition now ‘stable’

The condition of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is undergoing treatment at a state-run hospital following the attack on her in Nandigram, was "stable", a doctor attending to her said today.

 

"The condition of the Chief Minister is stable now. She will be under observation for the next 48 hours. A CT scan may be conducted during the day. We will again examine her and decide on our next course of treatment. Her fever subsided," reports our New Delhi correspondent quoting the doctor of the hospital as saying.

 

The Chief Minister has been kept at a special cabin of VVIP Woodburn Block of the Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital also called as PG Hospital.

 

Doctors are planning to conduct a series of medical tests to assess the degree of the injuries Mamata sustained in the incident which took place in East Midnapore district's assembly constituency Nandigram yesterday evening, the sources said.

 

Preliminary medical tests conducted on Mamata late on Wednesday night detected severe bone injuries in her left ankle and foot and injuries in her right shoulder, forearm and neck, they said.

 

 

"A temporary plaster was done on her left ankle and she will undergo several blood tests this morning. Her ECG report was fine," according to the sources.

 

West Bengal government has set up a nine-member medical team to treat Mamata on the evening of the incident.