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.