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Attack on BJP Leader: West Bengal BJP MP Khagan Murmu and MLA Shankar Ghosh were attacked by a mob. Due to which they were injured. The attack took place when the two leaders visited the northern part of the state to visit floods and landslides affected Duars area.
Attack on BJP leader: West Bengal BJP MP Khagan Murmu and MLA Shankar Ghosh were attacked by a mob. Due to which they were injured. The attack took place when the two leaders visited the northern part of the state to visit floods and landslides affected Duars area. A new political storm arose after the attack. After a confrontation in Nagarakata area of Jalpaiguri district, the BJP accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of plotting an attack to suppress dissatisfaction in the region. This incident was described as another example of TMC’s Jungle Raj. At the same time, the ruling party accused the saffron camp of provoking people to be photographed amid widespread pain. Murmu and Ghosh were part of a team of BJP leaders, who went to assess the situation in the disaster affected Duers area and distribute relief materials. Even before interacting with the flood affected residents, the mob surrounded them and started shouting Didi-Didi.
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The mob threw stones at his convoy near Bamandanga, about 10 km from Nagarakata city. The glass of the car broke and Murmu’s head started bleeding. The MLA sitting next to the blood -soaked MP in the car said that we had gone to know the condition of the people. Suddenly a group of locals surrounded us and shouted ‘Didi-Didi’. He started abusing us and attacked us from behind. Khagan-Da suffered a head injury and I was able to save my life with great difficulty by hiding inside the seat. Now we are going to Siliguri for treatment. Preliminary medical assistance was given to the local hospital before Murmu was taken to Siliguri. The condition of both the leaders is said to be out of danger. The BJP claimed that the attackers were TMC -backed goons.
Attack in Duers area of Jalpaiguri
BJP’s national IT in -charge Amit Malviya targeted the state government on X and said that TMC’s forest secret in Bengal! BJP MP Khagan Murmu was attacked by TMC goons when he was going to help in relief and rescue operations after destructive rains, floods and landslides in Nagarakata in Duers area of Jalpaiguri. BJP leaders and workers are being attacked to do relief work. This is the Bengal of TMC, where cruelty is dominated and mercy is punished. Union Minister and former state BJP president Sukant Majumdar also condemned the incident and alleged that the attack took place in the presence of Mamta-Police. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said that the party does not support any kind of violence. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee left for North Bengal with Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday, Darjeeling will visit the most affected Mirik region.
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