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.