BJP leader Arjun Singh shared a video of the attack. He asserted the attack took place in the presence of a senior Bengal police officer.
This morning, criminals backed by @AITCofficial leaders hurled bombs and fired bullets on the SUV targeting @BJP4Bengal worker Priyangu Pandey while he was on the way to my office for a party program. Fortunately, Priyangu has received no injury but his driver Ravi Verma and… pic.twitter.com/DtmOa8cpiF
— Arjun Singh (@ArjunsinghWB) August 28, 2024
“This morning, criminals backed by @AITCofficial leaders hurled bombs and fired bullets on the SUV targeting @BJP4Bengal worker Priyangu Pandey while he was on the way to my office for a party program. Fortunately, Priyangu has received no injury but his driver Ravi Verma and another party worker Ravi Singh have received bullet injuries. Ravi Singh is critical, and has been referred to a hospital in Kolkata. This attack was done in a planned manner with a nexus of criminals and @bkpcitypolice. I suggest TMC leaders to fight politically, not to get involved in these kinds of cowardly attacks. I demand immediate stern actions against the attackers, conspirators and their patrons. I request for @NIA_India probe into this attack to nab the culprits,” Singh wrote.
Arjun Singh also confirmed to the media that seven bullets were fired at the vehicle in an alleged assassination bid. He also said that the attack was carried out in the presence of the ACP.
#WATCH | West Bengal: Arjun Singh, BJP leader says, "Priyangu Pandey is our party leader. Today his car was attacked…and firing was done…The driver has been shot…7 round firing was done…This was done in the presence of the ACP…Planning was done to kill Priyangu… https://t.co/WRreN8Hfiu pic.twitter.com/ZA7laPZDi3
— ANI (@ANI) August 28, 2024
Leader of the Opposition in Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari also shared the video and wrote, “TMC goon opening fire on eminent BJP Leader Priyangu Pandey’s vehicle at Bhatpara. The driver of the vehicle is shot. This is how Mamata Banerjee & TMC are trying to force BJP off the street. The Bandh is successful and people have supported it wholeheartedly. The toxic cocktail of Police & TMC Goons won’t be able to scare BJP.”
TMC goon opening fire on eminent BJP Leader Priyangu Pandey's vehicle at Bhatpara. The driver of the vehicle is shot.
— Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) August 28, 2024
This is how Mamata Banerjee & TMC are trying to force BJP off the street. The Bandh is successful and people have supported it wholeheartedly. The toxic cocktail… pic.twitter.com/mOGsLnk9jh
BJP leader Amit Malviya also took to X to confirm the news. “BJP leader Priyangu Pandey’s vehicle shot at in Bhatpara, Barrackpore. Mamata Banerjee and WB Police are using extra constitutional means to target political opponents, keep BJP leaders and workers off the street. Their plans won’t succeed. The agitation will intensify further,” Malviya opined while sharing the video of the attack.
BJP leader Priyangu Pandey’s vehicle shot at in Bhatpara, Barrackpore.
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) August 28, 2024
Mamata Banerjee and WB Police are using extra constitutional means to target political opponents, keep BJP leaders and workers off the street.
Their plans won’t succeed. The agitation will intensify further.… pic.twitter.com/uu9WQrHtPQ
Meanwhile, the police recovered empty bomb shells from near the spot where BJP leader Priyangu Pandey was attacked in Bhatpara of North 24 Parganas.
#WATCH | West Bengal: Police recovered empty bomb shells from near the spot where BJP leader Priyangu Pandey was attacked in Bhatpara of North 24 Parganas
— ANI (@ANI) August 28, 2024
Priyangu Pandey claimed that several people attacked and fired on his car, earlier today, in Bhatpara of North 24 Parganas https://t.co/WRreN8Hfiu pic.twitter.com/f9jiuWvHCv
Meanwhile, in another development, BJP leader Locket Chatterjee was detained by police while participating in a protest at Kolkata’s Bata Chowk. The protest was organized following the BJP’s call for a 12-hour ‘Bharat Bandh.’
Chatterjee commented on the detention, stating, “Nothing will change; the more they detain, the more people will join the protest. This reflects public anger. The police can detain people but cannot stifle the idea behind the protest.”
#WATCH | West Bengal | BJP leader Locket Chatterjee says, "Nothing will happen, the more they detain, the more people will join the protest. This is the anger of people and they are on the road. Police can detain people but not to the idea." https://t.co/eO7pqFsmx4 pic.twitter.com/8OBnhncWJq
— ANI (@ANI) August 28, 2024
These incidents reportedly happened during the BJP’s 12-hour Bengal Bandh call to protest against the police’s use of force during the protest march called ‘Nabanna Abhiyan’ that had been called for 27th August in which demonstrators marched towards the state secretariat building – Nabanna – to seek Justice for the RG Kar Hospital victim.
Mamata Banerjee government facing public ire over the handling of trainee doctor’s rape and murder case
As public outrage over the RG Kar rape and murder case continues to escalate in West Bengal, the government’s response has only worsened the situation. More than ten days have passed, yet the actions taken by Mamata Banerjee and her administration, along with the Kolkata Police, have not succeeded in calming the unrest. Instead, these missteps have only fueled public anger.
Hospital administration, Police, and the West Bengal government led by Mamata Banerjee have been facing massive public ire over the initial handling of the case and the subsequent ‘transfer’ of the controversial Hospital principal, Sandip Ghosh. Both the Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court made several scathing remarks about the developments in the case, particularly ones revolving around Sandip Ghosh. During the last hearing, the Supreme Court reacted firmly to the apprehensions and allegations that the state administration was suppressing protests demanding Justice for the trainee doctor. The apex court categorically asked the Mamata Banerjee government to “not unleash its power on peaceful protesters“.
