BJP captures TMC party office in Gangarampur

BALURGHAT: A local Trinamool Congress party office located in ward no 15 at Shibbari under Gangarampur civic body was allegedly captured by a group of BJP activists on Sunday. The BJP activists also allegedly mutilated Trinamool flags, festoons and banners that were used during the LS poll campaigning.

According to a local source, the incident occurred on Sunday morning when the saffron activists reached there with slogans of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jai Shree Ram. They had also changed the colour of the party office.

"We have captured the Balurghat LS seat by defeating Trinamool. There will be no TMC party office here in the locality. Everywhere the saffron flags have now started flying in the district," the activists shouted.

Acting Trinamool councillor of ward 15 Jayanta Das said: "We have heard that some BJP activists have captured the TMC party office. We will discuss about the incident in the party district committee meeting shortly."

Notably, the BJP activists started attacking Trinamool workers just after the announcement of the LS poll results on May 23.