In a video that has emerged from the scene, Banerjee can be seen bringing her convoy to a halt and charging out and then saying “chamra gutiye debo” in Bengali which roughly translates to “I will skin you alive”.

She then instructs the police personnel present in her convoy to note the name of the area, saying that each house in the area must be searched.

“You can chant slogans if you want to, but how dare you try to attack my car?” the chief minister is heard saying.

As her convoy begins to leave, chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ can be heard again.

Banerjee once again comes out of her car to confront the sloganeers.

“Come out if you dare,” she is heard saying in Bengal, before calling the sloganeers “criminals”.

Speaking to reporters at the spot right after the incident, the chief minister said: