TMC and Gurung's GJM plotted attack on my convoy: Dilip Ghosh
A day after his convoy waspelted with stones in Bengals Alipurduar district, BJP statepresident Dilip Ghosh on Friday alleged that members of theruling TMC and the Bimal Gurung-led faction of the GJM hadhatched a conspiracy to carry out an attack on him.
Ghosh told reporters that the TMC has now joined handswith forces it had once labelled as “anti-national”, with aneye on three assembly seats in the Hills.
He also claimed that the Mamata Banerjee-led party was”distributing money” in the Hills and the Dooars area toincrease its influence and support base in the region.
“It was all pre-planned (attack on convoy). The TMCleadership knew about it and the police did not take anyaction to prevent this,” Ghosh said.
The BJP leadership also accused the TMC of unleashingterror in the Hills and the plains.
“Our workers are not scared… we are not scared. Wewill continue to hit the streets. People are with us. We willensure they get to vote freely,” Ghosh insisted.
He said several national leaders of the BJP reachedout to him and inquired about his well being after Thursdaysincident, which left his vehicle partially damaged.
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modis recentremark Maut ka khel se mat nahi mil sakta (game of deathcannot get you votes), the state BJP chief said, “A day afterthe honourable PM made this comment, one of our activists werekilled in Purba Medinipur, and my convoy was attacked. Theseare telltale signs.” Stones were hurled and black flags shown at Ghoshsconvoy at Jaigaon area in Alipurduar district on Thursday,where he had gone to attend party programmes, police said.
Several Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists wereseen raising slogans against Ghosh, asking him to leave.
A team of police officers, however, brought thesituation under control, after forcing the protesters and thesaffron camp supporters to disperse.
Protesting the treatment meted out to Ghosh in northBengal, members of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha took outrallies in several parts of the state, later in the day.
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