New Delhi: In West Bengal, the convoy of BJP President Dilip Ghosh came under attack by some unruly elements while he went to Alipurduar district for attending party programmes.
Ghosh’s vehicle was partially damaged in the attack. Another vehicle which was part of the convoy suffered damages in stone-pelting. According to reports, stones were hurled and black flags shown at BJP state president Dilip Ghosh’s convoy in Jaigaon area of Bengal’s Alipurduar district.
It is not yet known who was behind the attack.
Several Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists were seen raising slogans against Ghosh, asking him to leave.
West Bengal: Convoy of state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh was attacked near Alipurduar.
Protestors also showed black flags and raised ‘go back’ slogans. pic.twitter.com/zpwrQ2ta3y
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The situation was brought under control by a group of police officers, who forced protesters and supporters to disperse.
‘TMC sensing rout in WB polls, so getting desperate’
Later, Ghosh told reporters, “TMC and their friends are getting desperate as they can sense defeat in the upcoming assembly polls. However such tactics won’t work. People are with us”.
He also claimed that the incident goes on to show that law and order has completely collapsed in Bengal.
“Such attacks by the ruling party and its allies prove that law and order has collapsed in the state. In a democracy such things don’t happen,” he said.
District TMC chief Sourav Chakraborty, however, said that Ghosh was trying to foment trouble in north Bengal, and none of his party activists was involved in the incident.
Of late, political violence in Bengal has been a burning issue. Political killings and face-offs between BJP & TMC workers have put the two parties at loggerheads.
