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Dilip Ghosh accuses TMC workers for attack on his convoy

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Dilip Ghosh accuses TMC workers for attack on his convoy

Dilip Ghosh accuses TMC workers for attack on his convoy

After alleged attack on his convoy in Cooch Behar's Sitalkuchi, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh in a press conference claimed that vehicles returning from Mamata Banerjee's rally threatened BJP workers and created tension in the area by attacking them with bombs, sticks and stones.

Explaining the incident, Dilip Ghosh said, "I was in Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar for poll rally.

While it was going on people returning in vehicles from Mamata Banerjee's rally were threatening our workers, showing them sticks, creating tension.

Police beat up our workers amid this." "Later when our people started leaving, Police asked us to stop for a while.

When I started leaving after all workers, Police left me and went away.

I was then surrounded by hundreds of people who attacked us with sticks and bricks.

I was injured, many vehicles were vandalised," Ghosh added.


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