TMC chief Mamata rides pillion on electric scooter to protest fuel price surge

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday rode pillion on an electric scooter to state secretariat Nabanna as a mark of protest against against the recent fuel price hike in the country, flaking the central government.

In a video, TMC chief Banerjee was seen sitting behind state minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, who rode the battery-powered electric scooter. With a placard protesting against the petrol price hike hanging around her neck, helmet-clad Banerjee waved at people on both sides of the road during the five-km-long journey from Hazra More to the state secretariat. For more, watch the full video.