Stones thrown at JP Nadda’s convoy during Bengal visit, state BJP chief alleges security flaws


During the visit to West Bengal, stones were thrown at the convoy of BJP National President JP Nadda on Thursday. The incident occurred while the convoy was heading to the Diamond Harbor area in the South 24 Parganas district from Kolkata.

The car of BJP national secretary general Kailash Vijayvargiya was also completely looted in the melee, Saffron party sources told PTI. The vehicles of the media staff were also not saved, the sources added.

“On the way to Diamond Harbor, TMC supporters blocked the road and threw stones at Naddaji’s vehicle and other cars in the convoy. This only shows the true color of the TMC,” said BJP Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh.

“There was a security breach during Party Chairman JP Nadda’s visit to the state. There was no police presence at his events yesterday. I wrote to Interior Minister Amit Shah and the administration here,” Dilip added. Ghosh. However, learning of the security lapses, the police subsequently intervened and secured the passage of the convoy.

JP Nadda said he was attacked by ‘TMC thugs’, “The sights that I saw on my way to this event show how Mamata’s Bengal has turned into a state of intolerance and anarchy. I am here by the grace of Maa Durga I assure you that this government will not last too long and we will end this gundaraj. “

Meanwhile, Ghosh also wrote a letter to Interior Minister Amit Shah, stating that at his party’s office in Hastings, Kolkata, there was a crowd of more than 200 people with sticks, bamboos, etc. who were demonstrating raising black flags, while the police did not intervene and casually. allowed them to approach a close perimeter of Nadda’s vehicle.

Ahead of the West Bengal elections in 2021, Nadda is on a two-day visit to Kolkata when the party has started its campaign.

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