BJP leader Arjun Singh's office-cum-residence attacked in West Bengal

Former Lok Sabha MP and BJP leader Arjun Singh claimed that on Friday at around 830 am a gang of people attacked his officecumresidence Meghna More in North 24 Parganas West Bengal by throwing stones bombs and firing several gunshotsSingh claimed that he suffered a splinter wound during the incidentIn a tweet along with a video Singh said This morning while everyone was occupied with Navratri Puja several jihadis and goons under the protection of Namit Singh an accused in NIA cases and son of a local AITCofficial Councilloriquestattacked my officecumresidence Mazdoor Bhawan with the local police looking onThis morning when everyone was busy in Puja for Navratri several jehadis and goons under the protection of Namit Singh an accused in the NIA cases and son of the local AITCofficial Councillor and supervision of the local police attacked my officecumresidence Mazdoor Bhawanhellip pictwittercommN1PoCvXaNmdash Arjun Singh ArjunsinghWB October 4 2024He claimed that the police were mere spectators as the attackers displayed their firearms openly Around 15 bombs were thrown and more than a dozen rounds were fired by these people he saidPTI could not independently verify the authenticity of the video shared by SinghOnlookers said that smoke engulfed Meghna More located in West Bengals Jagatdal because of the hurling of bombs PTI reportedAn officer from Jagatdal police station said to PTI that there no injuries were confirmed and the senior police officials along with additional forces were present at the scene to conduct an investigationSingh who earlier had switched loyalty from the Trinamool Congress to the BJP lost to TMCs Partha Bhowmick in the recent general electionsMeanwhile Jagatdal MLA Somenath Shyam claimed that Singh himself fired four rounds PTI reportedShyam said After losing his political footing he is blaming the TMC for problems he created himself along with other local conflicts unrelated to our partyIn a post on X BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said This morning prominent goons amp renowned antisocials associated with the ruling Trinamool Congress Party attacked the home of senior BJP Leader amp Former MP Shri Arjun Singh in Bhatpara North 24 Parganas district They even hurled crude bombs As usual the Police played the role of mute spectator and didnt do much to deter the criminalsThis morning prominent goons amp renowned anti socials associated with the ruling Trinamool Congress Party attacked the home of senior BJP Leader amp Former MP Shri Arjun Singh in Bhatpara North 24 Parganas district They even hurled crude bombs As usual the Police played thehellip pictwittercom8699buiARhmdash Suvendu Adhikari SuvenduWB October 4 2024He also claimed that video footage was enough to identify and arrest the attackers for this heinous crimeI hope DGPWBPolice will at least try to use the visuals for nabbing these miscreants he saidWith inputs from PTI