In yet another incident of political violence in the state of West Bengal, the cavalcade of Minister for PWD, Health and Finance in Assam government, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh was allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers at Kheju in Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency.
We are at Khejuri in Kanthi LS constituency and attacked mercilessly by @AITCofficial goons. Many of our workers are injured even as @MamataOfficial goons gheraoing and abusing us. @BJP4Bengal President @DilipGhoshBJP and I are stuck.
— Chowkidar Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 7, 2019
Biswa took to Twitter to share the information about the incident. He said that several workers of BJP were injured in the attack and they were stuck as the TMC goons had surrounded them, abusing them at the same time. He said that the reinforcement of CRPF arrived at the scene later but the TMC goons were making difficult for the forces to rescue them.
While reinforcement from @crpfindia has arrived, the violent #TMC goons are not allowing the forces to rescue us. @AITCofficial cadres shouting and abusing everyone. Scene here is scary!@ECISVEEP pic.twitter.com/ECL94GDoJO
— Chowkidar Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 7, 2019
Slamming the Mamata government for the apparent lawlessness in the State Biswa said that he was appalled at such brazen abuse of power. He said that even the West Bengal police watched the TMC goons block the road on both sides as mute spectators.
TMC goons have blocked the roads on both sides, even as West Bengal Police personnel standing like mute spectator.
I am appalled at such brazen abuse of power by @MamataOfficial whose people have thrown all democratic norms to gutter. Is this the #NewIndia that we dream of? pic.twitter.com/BcW5AxLXKa
— Chowkidar Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 7, 2019
The vehicles of the convoy were also attacked and the windows were smashed, as can be seen in videos of the scene.
#BREAKING
Assam’s Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh’s convoy was allegedly attacked by TMC workers at Khejuri in Kanthi LS constituency, West Bengal. pic.twitter.com/62dVgyVDVb— DY365 (@DY365) May 7, 2019
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the architect of the rise of BJP in the northeast, said that the TMC goons damaged more than 20 motorbikes in the cavalcade and took away three West Bengal BJP workers.
The @crpfindia personnel are helping us to gradually move away from here. Three .@BJP4Bengal workers are taken away by .@AITCofficial goons in front of police / Kultha Bazar, under PS Khejuri and kept in TMC union office. Goons have damaged 20+ motorbikes.#ShameMamata pic.twitter.com/XT7wWE0Cmn
— Chowkidar Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 7, 2019
Incidents of violence on political rivals are rampant in the State of West Bengal. Recently a BJP polling agent was brutally assaulted by TMC workers during the 5th phase polling of the Lok Sabha elections.
