Union minister Nisith Pramanik’s convoy attacked in Bengal
The union minister also claimed that BJP workers were prevented from entering the BDO office.
Cooch Behar: Union Minister and BJP MP Nisith Pramanik speaks with the media after his convoy was allegedly attacked in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, Saturday, June 17, 2023. (PTI Photo) The convoy of Union Minister Nisith Pramanik was attacked on Saturday allegedly by supporters of the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district, a charge the ruling party dismissed.
The incident occurred in the Sahibganj area when Pramanik attempted to visit the Block Development Office where scrutinising nomination papers for the upcoming panchayat polls was going on.
The minister claimed that he went there following reports of TMC activists “blocking the road to the BDO office and engaging in malpractices”. “When I attempted to visit the BDO office, my convoy was pelted with stones. Bombs were hurled at us. TMC activists beat up our party workers, and papers belonging to our candidates were destroyed. It is shameful that the police stood by as mere spectators,” Pramanik alleged.
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