Mamata Banerjee Stands Up From Wheelchair As National Anthem Plays

Mamata Banerjee, who injured her leg the day she filed her nomination for the seat -- had made it a point to campaign across the state on wheelchair.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ended the campaign for Nandigram on a high note today, standing up on the dais despite her leg injury during the national anthem. Nandigram -- which has turned into the centrepiece of the state assembly election, with the prestige fight between the Chief Minister and her aide-turned-bitter-enemy Suvendu Adhikari -- goes to polls on Thursday. Today was the last day of campaign. Ms Banerjee, who injured her leg the day she filed her nomination for the seat -- had made it a point to campaign across the state on wheelchair. At every rally, she had insisted that her injury was nothing compared to what the country has sustained under the BJP rule. "I have been injured in the head many times. I have been injured in the hips many times. I have overcome all those injuries. If I give in to my pain and lie down then BJP will cause pain for the people. I feel people's pain is more important than my pain," she has said.