US EditionBengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari alleges attack by Trinamool workers; sits on dharna in police station
- Tonight around 8.20 p.m., West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari alleged he was attacked by Trinamool Congress workers on Chandrakona Road while returning from Purulia.
- In a post, Adhikari said the episode showed the TMC's desperation, accusing the party of `resorting to thuggery` under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, recalling attacks in August last year and October 20, 2025.
- Video circulated on BJP channels revealed two groups carrying BJP and Trinamool flags quarrelling, Adhikari alleged sticks and bamboo hit his vehicle, and he filed a complaint naming nine persons.
- He sat on a dharna inside the Chandrakona Police Station, demanding immediate arrests and said he would not leave until authorities acted; the BJP criticised the Trinamool Congress, which had not responded.
- Adhikari accused specific TMC figures, including Rekha Gazi and Minister Udayan Guha, framing the attack as an assault on the Opposition that highlights law-and-order failures under Banerjee.
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TMC workers attack Suvendu Adikhari's convoy in Bengal, MHA seeks report
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal chief Suvendu Adhikari alleged his convoy was attacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters in Paschim Medinipur district. “Tonight (January 10), approximately around 8:20 pm, while I was returning from Purulia, at Chandrakona Road; Paschim Medinipur district, I was viciously attacked by TMC goons,” Adhikari alleged in a post on X, sharing a purported video of the incident. Tonight approximate…
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"They want to demolish BJP:" West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari accuses TMC workers of attacking his convoy
West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari sat on a protest inside the Chandrakona police station, demanding registration of an FIR after he alleged that his convoy was attacked by Trinamool Congress workers at Paschim Medinipur on Saturday night.
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