BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari injured during protest
April 13, 2022 22:07
Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, was injured on Wednesday when an iron barricade fell on his feet during a protest against 'atrocities on women' in Birbhum district of the state, the police sources said.
Adhikari, a Bharatiya Janata Party leader, was leading a law violation programme outside the district magistrate's office at Suri when he was injured.
He alleged that the Trinamool Congress administration is behind the incident.
According to sources, the police had put up iron barricades outside the DM office to stop the agitators from forcibly entering the premises.
During a scuffle between party activists and the police, one of the barricades fell on Adhikari's feet injuring him.
The BJP leader was taken to a nearby hospital, from where he was later released.
"There is a slight crack. Everybody has seen who has done it. I don't want to blame or name anyone," Adhikari said without elaborating after coming out of the hospital.
"As they (TMC administration) can't stop me, they have resorted to such tactics," he said.
Earlier, speaking at the programme, he alleged that Birbhum district has been turned into a place where rule of law does not exist.
"Under the TMC regime, Birbhum has turned into a safe haven for criminals. Anti-socials are calling the shots," he said.
Nine people, mostly women, were burnt to death at Bogtui village in the district soon after a local TMC leader was murdered on March 21. -- PTI
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