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CPM Office Set Ablaze in Chandrakona; BJP Denies Allegation
A Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, office in Chandrakona was attacked on Monday.
CPM leaders said BJP supporters broke into the office and started the fire.
They said the attack happened after a large CPM rally.
The CPM said furniture, papers, bicycles and motorcycles were damaged.
Residents and police helped put out the fire before the building suffered major damage.
Police then stayed in the area to prevent more trouble.
A BJP lawmaker rejected the CPM’s accusation.
He said the damage was caused by a disagreement between two CPM groups.
A CPM area committee office in Chandrakona was vandalised and set on fire on Monday afternoon.
CPM leaders alleged that BJP supporters attacked the office after a rally attended by nearly 3,000 people.
The attackers allegedly destroyed furniture, burned files and papers, and damaged parked bicycles and motorcycles.
Police and residents brought the fire under control, and police were deployed to prevent further trouble.
BJP MLA Sukanta Dolai denied the allegations, attributing the vandalism to an internal CPM dispute.
- Who
- The CPM accused BJP supporters; BJP MLA Sukanta Dolai denied the allegation.
- What
- A CPM area committee office was vandalised and set on fire.
- Where
- Chandrakona, West Midnapore, West Bengal.
- When
- Monday afternoon, around 4pm.
- Why
- The CPM linked the incident to an attempt to obstruct its rally, while the BJP attributed it to an internal CPM dispute.
CPM’s Allegation
BJP’s Denial
Responsibility for the attack
CPM’s Allegation
CPM leaders alleged that BJP supporters carrying party flags vandalised the office and set it on fire.
BJP’s Denial
BJP MLA Sukanta Dolai denied BJP involvement and said the incident resulted from a dispute between two CPM groups.
Reason for the incident
CPM’s Allegation
The CPM said the attack was intended to obstruct or intimidate its rally, which it said drew nearly 3,000 people.
BJP’s Denial
The BJP said the CPM was falsely blaming it to gain political mileage.
Key facts
- Location
- Chandrakona, West Midnapore
- Reported time
- Around 4pm on Monday
- Office affected
- CPM area committee office
- Rally attendance
- Nearly 3,000 participants, according to the CPM
- Reported damage
- Furniture, files, papers, bicycles and motorcycles
- Fire response
- Police and residents brought the fire under control
- Security response
- Police were deployed in the area afterward
Quotes
Shatarup Ghosh
CPM state committee member who led the rally
“This is a criminal act. The gate to the party office was locked. BJP goons scaled the wall, threatened the caretaker, and then vandalised the office. Such criminal acts show that the BJP is scared and their end is not far away.”
telegraphindia.com
“There is a dispute between two groups of the CPM which led the vandalism and they are making false allegations against the BJP to gain political mileage.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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