Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Election Commission of India of not taking any action against those who allegedly attacked her car on Tuesday when she visited Nandigram’s Balarampur, the charge made on a day the poll panel deployed 30 women central force personnel for her rival, BJP nominee Suvendu Adhikari.

“Armed goons from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have taken shelter in Nandigram to foment violence. I am tired of complaining with the Election Commission. Today the police are under their (commission) control. Why didn’t they take action against goons when they attacked my car and heckled me yesterday (Tuesday?” Mamata asked in her campaign rally in Hooghly’s Goghat on Wednesday.

She alleged that bike-borne goons threaten voters through the night in areas like Boyal, Gokulnagar and many others.

“If I ask my boys to chase them (BJP people), you will run away. Don’t think it is because of my weakness that I am not asking (them) to do so. I want to complete the polls peacefully. I have recorded the names and taken the images of those goons... After the polls, we will bring them to book even if they hide in Delhi or Uttar Pradesh,” said a visibly angry Mamata.

Several BJP supporters had banged on the bonnet and the windows of Mamata’s car and heckled her when she visited Balarampur on Tuesday. She was also heckled at two points in Reyapara and Tengua earlier in the day.

Trinamul sources said the alacrity with which the EC acted on the BJP’s complaints smacked of favouritism.

The EC on Wednesday deployed 30 women constables of the central forces for Adhikari — Mamata’s aide-turned-rival in Nandigram that votes on Thursday — following reports that he faced protests by women wherever he went to campaign. “It was found that Adhikari faced agitation and was chased by a group of women with brooms and ladles at many places during his campaign. Accordingly, the commission deployed women personnel for his security. The team will guard Adhikari when he moves on the day of poll tomorrow (Thursday),” said a senior district official in East Midnapore.

The EC also deployed four armed constables (not from central forces) for the security of Nandigram’s CPM nominee Minakshi Mukherjee and gave a Y-category security ring for BJP’s Moyna candidate and former cricketer Ashoke Dinda after they were attacked allegedly by Trinamul-backed goons on Tuesday.

“The security of several political persons has been increased as per necessity,” said Smita Pandey, East Midnapore district magistrate.