West Bengal: TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh alleges attack on car, lodges complaint

TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh alleged that stones and eggs were hurled at his car in Hooghly while he was travelling to a party meeting. TMC leaders blamed the BJP, while a BJP MLA described the incident as a spontaneous public response

Kolkata: Stones and eggs were allegedly hurled at TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh’s car in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Saturday while he was on his way to Serampore to attend a meeting of party supremo Mamata Banerjee.

The incident occurred in the Uttarpara area when a group of people carrying black flags surrounded Ghosh’s vehicle and shouted a “go back” slogan, a party leader said.

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They pelted the TMC legislator’s car with eggs and stones, he claimed.

Reacting to the incident, Ghosh said, “This is jungle raj. They attacked my car with stones and eggs and blocked the road. No police personnel were present there. I am now returning to Kolkata and will go straight to Kolkata Police headquarters, Lal Bazar, or Bhabani Bhawan to lodge a complaint.”

The car’s rear windshield was broken in the attack, he alleged.

Ghosh later drove to Bhabani Bhawan, the state police headquarters, but he was allegedly not allowed to enter the premises.

“I wanted to talk to a police officer and show the condition of my car. I could not get police help,” Ghosh claimed.

He questioned the alleged lack of courtesy from the police towards an MLA and lodged a complaint at the Alipore Police Station.

TMC leaders claimed that the incident was the “handiwork of the BJP”.

Party leader Asit Majumdar alleged that it was a “pre-planned attack by the BJP, not a protest by common people”.

Uttarpara BJP MLA Dipanjan Chakraborty described the incident as a “spontaneous response from the public”.