India, March 28 -- BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya on Friday hit out at chief minister Mamata Banerjee for her handling of a protest at Oxford University, where an angry group of protesters confronted her with slogans condemning her for alleged violence against Hindus and women.

Malviya claimed that Banerjee appeared a "meek shadow" of her usual self and called for a free and fair election in West Bengal, asserting that she would be voted out if state machinery and police misuse were curbed.

During her address at Kellogg College, Oxford University in London on Thursday, Banerjee was interrupted by a group of protesting students who attempted to disrupt her speech by raising concerns about post-poll violence and the RG Kar College scandal...