Biswabrata Goswami
MIDNAPORE, 6 MAY: Union Minister V Muralidharan’s convoy was attacked allegedly by Trinamul Congress workers at Panchkhuri in West Midnapore on Thursday afternoon.
The Union Minister, however, escaped unhurt. Driver of his car and several others suffered critical injuries in the attack.
“TMC goons attacked my convoy in West Midnapore, broken windows, attacked personal staff. Cutting short my trip,” the Union Minister of State for External Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs tweeted.
According to reports, Muraleedharan said that the attack was orchestrated by TMC workers. He said that the incident took place in the presence of police, adding that the Mamata Banerjee government has turned a blind eye.
“TMC goons were involved in the attack. We will file a police complaint,” he said. The Union Minister was going to meet the families of party workers and supporters who lost their lives in the widespread violence unleashed by the TMC post-declaration of the Assembly elections results.
During the attack, senior BJP leader Rahul Sinha who accompanied the Union Minister was also attacked and his car was also damaged.
Union Minister’s tweet coincided with the visit of a four-member Central fact-finding team. The team, led by an additional secretary, was sent to the state by the Union Home Ministry to look into reasons for the post-poll violence that broke out since the counting of votes on Sunday.
BJP chief JP Nadda, who is also in the state on a two-day visit to look into the violence, has claimed that 14 BJP workers have been killed and nearly one lakh people have fled their homes.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee “has blood on her hands”, added Mr Nadda, who is also meeting the violence-hit families.
Miss Banerjee, however, has accused the party of instigating violence. Trinamul Congress has claimed that two of their members were beaten to death by BJP supporters.
The Centre has mounted pressure on the TMC government over the incidents, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling up Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and the Union Home Ministry seeking a report from its state counterpart. BJP president J P Nadda arrived in West Bengal on Tuesday and met families of some of the victims
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written twice to the state government, accusing it of not taking steps to stem the violence and have sought a report detailing the situation on the ground.
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