Debra BJP MLA Subhashis Om
The legislator alleged he was attacked at the 10/2 Dua anchal office on Monday while trying to stop an internal brawl.
a section of workers turned violent, tried to loot and assaulted me,” Om said While we reasoned with her against reporting colleagues. Party sources, however, said Monday’s violence erupted at the anchal office after a woman party functionary was allegedly molested and assaulted. Sources traced the feud to alleged multi-lakh-rupee extortion surrounding the “Ravan Pora” event and resentment over awarding Balichak Utsav tenders to Jharkhand and Odisha traders. CCTV footage retrieved by police from the anchal office, police station and hospital premises will clear everything,” Das said, adding that the assaulted woman functionary was stopped from reaching the police station and the hospital. And if an incident of violence or a clash has occurred, police will take action according to law. If it is an internal matter, the party will certainly inquire into it,” Ghosh said. Though Om said he submitted a written complaint at Debra police station, a senior police officer said no formal complaint was registered till Tuesday afternoon. Earlier reporting noted: The legislator has named six people in a handwritten complaint to the Debra police station, a West Midnapore district police officer said. Earlier reporting noted: The MLA was initially admitted to the Debra hospital with injuries to the head and arms, and later shifted to the Midnapore district hospital, the officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said.
Tension remained high in the area as the MLA traded sharp counterclaims with Ghatal organisational district president Tanmoy Das. “A woman in Dua region was going to lodge a molestation complaint against party workers. When she set out for Debra police station to file a complaint, Om and his supporters allegedly intercepted her and other workers — blocking them again near the police station — to dissuade them from reporting colleagues. Das rejected the assault claim, accusing Om of staging a drama after walking into the hospital normally and putting on bandages only upon spotting media. “No one laid a finger on the MLA. Das promised internal action if any worker attacked the lawmaker. Both Om and Das have sent reports to state party bosses.
Debra (West Midnapore): Discharged from a private hospital in Midnapore town on Tuesday, Debra BJP MLA Subhashis Om renewed allegations that a rival party faction assaulted him during Monday’s street clashes. Reacting to the conflict in Kharagpur on Tuesday, senior minister Dilip Ghosh said, “If there has been any dispute among ourselves, the party will look into it. Earlier reporting noted: Bengal BJP MLA who opposed extortion hospitalised after assault by party workers A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from West Bengal’s Debra, Subhashis Om, was hospitalised with multiple injuries on Monday evening after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of party workers, police said.