West Bengal: Convoy of MoS Home Nisith Parmanik attacked in Bengal by TMC goons

On Saturday, February 25, MoS Home Nisith Parmanik’s convoy was attacked within the Dinhata space within the Cooch Behar district in West Bengal. The Union Minister was on his method to the BJP’s native workplace when the assault occurred. He alleged that the assault was carried out by Trinamool Congress-backed supporters.

#WATCH | West Bengal: The convoy of Nisith Pramanik, MoS Home & Youth Affairs and Sports was attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress-backed goons when he was going to fulfill with the get together employees in Coochbehar’s Dinhata space. More particulars awaited. pic.twitter.com/eXWqt7U2K9

— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2023

The TMC supporters allegedly threw stones on the minister’s automobile and cracked the entrance windshield. Black flags had been additionally proven to the minister.

“My convoy was not only pelted with stones but also shots were fired. Bombs were also hurled. The entire incident happened in front of the police, and they were just mute spectators,” Pramanik alleged, including that the TMC was sheltering the attackers.

Taking to Twitter the Union Minister mentioned, “The attack on me by the TMC goons is an attack on democracy. The entire nation is watching how democracy is being crippled by TMC sponsored & supported terrorism. It is a proof of the complete failure of law and order in the state of West Bengal. Shame! #bengalviolence.”

The assault on me by the TMC goons is an assault on democracy. The whole nation is watching how democracy is being crippled by TMC sponsored & supported terrorism. It is a proof of the entire failure of regulation and order within the state of West Bengal. Shame! #bengalviolence

— Nisith Pramanik (@NisithPramanik) February 25, 2023

“If a central minister’s car is attacked in this manner, then think about the security of the common people in the state,” Bengal BJP spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya mentioned, including that the Governor ought to provoke steps to impose Article 355 within the state.

Responding to the allegation, TMC state basic secretary Kunal Ghosh accused the Bengal BJP management of “instigating” its employees to disrupt the “peaceful” environment of the state.

“The BJP workers ransacked the TMC party office in Dinhata and attacked our workers. The people in that area are angry over the BSF’s killing of a Rajbanshi youth last year. Pramanik is a minister of that department,” he mentioned.

Mos Home Nisith Parmanik’s convoy attacked in West Bengal with stones and sticks

Notably, Pramanik’s convoy was attacked in November final yr within the Sitai space of Cooch Behar. Speaking to the media, minister Nisith Parmanik had then said that the route for his convoy was mapped by the state police and requested how may his convoy be underneath such risk. He added that the miscreants carrying sticks and stones had been gathered regardless of the police presence. “BJP workers won’t sit quiet when their minister is attacked in front of them”, he added.

However, the Bengal police have claimed that the scuffle broke out as a result of the minister’s supporters argued with the folks holding black flags. Coochbehar SP has said that the minister had about 50 bike riders accompanying him and a scuffle broke out between the supporters on bikes and the folks carrying black flags.