Arjun Singh stated that seven bullets were fired at Priyangu Pandey's vehicle in an alleged assassination bid. He also said that the attack was carried out in the presence of the ACP. Leader of the Opposition in Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari also shared the video and said that the "toxic cocktail of Police & TMC Goons won’t be able to scare BJP.”
Several Muslim organisations have called for a bandh to protest against the recent ruling of the Karnataka High Court, stating that the hijab is not "essential religious practice" in the Islamic faith.