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Kunal Ghosh Alleges Second Attack, Blames BJP For Threat
Kunal Ghosh is a lawmaker from Beleghata in Kolkata.
He said armed people followed his car on Sunday.
He alleged that they surrounded the car in Narkeldanga and broke its windows.
He also said one person threatened him with a gun.
His security guards took out their revolvers to discourage the attackers, according to his account.
Ghosh reported the incident to the police.
He blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party and said he feared for his life.
Sukanta Majumdar gave a different explanation, saying the incident came from a fight between two Trinamool Congress groups.
Ghosh said he had faced another attack the day before in Uttarpara.
Beleghata MLA Kunal Ghosh alleged that armed men attacked his car in Narkeldanga on Sunday.
He said motorcycle-borne attackers followed, surrounded the vehicle and smashed its windows with stones and hammers.
Ghosh claimed an attacker threatened him with a gun, prompting his security personnel to draw their revolvers.
He later filed a complaint at Narkeldanga police station and blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for the incident.
The allegation followed a similar attack involving Ghosh at Uttarpara in Hooghly on Saturday; Union minister Sukanta Majumdar attributed the incidents to a Trinamool Congress factional feud.
- Who
- Beleghata MLA Kunal Ghosh, alleged attackers, his security personnel, the Bharatiya Janata Party and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar.
- What
- Ghosh alleged that armed men followed and attacked his car, smashed its windows and threatened him with a gun.
- Where
- Narkeldanga in Kolkata, within Ghosh’s constituency; the earlier incident was reported at Uttarpara in Hooghly.
- When
- Sunday morning, following a similar alleged attack on Saturday.
- Why
- Ghosh attributed the attack to the Bharatiya Janata Party, while Sukanta Majumdar attributed it to factional fighting between two Trinamool Congress camps.
Ghosh’s account
Majumdar’s account
Who was responsible
Ghosh’s account
Kunal Ghosh blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party and said the attackers wanted to kill him.
Majumdar’s account
Union minister Sukanta Majumdar attributed the incident to a factional feud between two All India Trinamool Congress camps.
Nature of the incident
Ghosh’s account
Ghosh described an armed, broad-daylight attack in which men followed and surrounded his car, broke its windows and threatened him with a gun.
Majumdar’s account
Majumdar’s account characterized the incident as an internal Trinamool Congress factional dispute rather than a Bharatiya Janata Party attack.
Key facts
- Alleged victim
- Kunal Ghosh, Beleghata MLA
- Sunday location
- Narkeldanga, Kolkata
- Earlier alleged attack
- Uttarpara in Hooghly on Saturday
- Reported method
- Attackers allegedly surrounded the car and smashed its windows with stones and hammers
- Police action
- Ghosh lodged a complaint at Narkeldanga police station
- Ghosh’s allegation
- The Bharatiya Janata Party was behind the attack
- Alternative attribution
- Sukanta Majumdar said it resulted from a factional feud between two Trinamool Congress camps
Quotes
Kunal Ghosh
Beleghata MLA and member of the All India Trinamool Congress
“The BJP wants to kill me. I may die anyday.”
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Sources
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