West Bengal MP Khagen Murmu Brutally Attacked in Jalpaiguri, BJP Blames ‘TMC Goons’

Tribal leader and two-time BJP MP Khagen Murmu was brutally attacked on Monday while he was inspecting flood-affected Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri’s Dooars region. Stones were also pelted on his car.

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of orchestrating violence against BJP leaders and workers. 

Criticising Mamata Banerjee for attending a puja carnival with celebrities while North Bengal faced severe devastation due to heavy rainfall, Suvendu Adhikari claimed that BJP MPs and MLAs were targeted because they visited the flood-affected areas to distribute relief. 

In a post on X, Adhikari wrote, “Mamata Banerjee is on full Panic Mode. She has realised it (quite late) that the People of West Bengal have despised her inhuman act of 'Dancing at Carnival with Celebrities' when North Bengal was reeling under floods and landslides, with many People losing their lives and thousands left shelterless. In contrast, BJP Bengal MLAs & MPs were on ground doing their bit to provide relief to the affected People.”

The former TMC leader accused CM Mamata of unleashing her goons and inciting them to attack the BJP MPs and MLAs so that they can be refrained from engaging in relief work. "Mamata Banerjee, you can't intimidate BJP," his post read.

‘Jungle Raj in Bengal’

Sharing the visuals of severely injured Khagen Murmu, BJP leader Amit Malviya called it ‘TMC’s Jungle Raj in Bengal!’

Taking to X, Malviya wrote, “BJP MP Khagen Murmu, a respected tribal leader and two-time MP from North Malda, was attacked by TMC goons while on his way to Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri’s Dooars region to help with relief and rescue efforts after devastating rains, floods, and landslides.”

In a sharp attack, the BJP IT cell chief called out Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for dancing at the Kolkata Durga Puja Carnival whereas TMC and state administration are missing in action.

“Those actually helping the people, BJP leaders and karyakartas, are being attacked for doing relief work. This is TMC’s Bengal, where cruelty rules and compassion are punished,” he added.

‘Political Hooliganism By TMC. We Will Fight Back Democratically’

In an exclusive interaction with Republic Media Network, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar expressed frustration over deteriorating state of democracy in the state under the rule of CM Mamata Banerjee. “TMC has attacked MLAs and MPs. Khagen Murmu is severely injured and he was rushed to the hospital. This incident proves that democracy doesn’t prevail in West Bengal,” he said.

At least 18 people were reported to be killed in Darjeeling as in incessant rain that wreaked havoc in West Bengal's north on Saturday night and early Sunday, the district authorities confirmed on Monday.

The authorities noted that 11 people were killed in heavy rains in the tourist town of Mirik till October 5. In Jorebunglow four people were killed, while in Sukhia Pokhari two people were killed and in Darjeeling Sadar, one person passed away in the heavy rain that battered the state. 

(With ANI inputs)