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Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Monday (October 6, 2025) termed appalling the attack connected BJP MP Khagen Murmu and enactment MLA Sankar Ghosh successful northbound Bengal during their sojourn to flood-affected areas. He said the onslaught highlighted “absolutely pathetic instrumentality and bid concern successful the State [West Bengal]”.
“The mode successful which our enactment colleagues, including a sitting MP and MLA, were attacked successful West Bengal for serving the radical affected by floods and landslides is outright appalling. It highlights the insensitivity of the TMC arsenic good arsenic the perfectly pathetic instrumentality and bid concern successful the State,” Mr. Modi posted connected societal media.
The Prime Minister expressed anticipation that the West Bengal authorities and the Trinamool Congress would beryllium “more focused connected helping radical alternatively than indulging successful unit successful specified a challenging situation”.
“I telephone upon BJP karyakartas to proceed moving among the radical and assistance successful the ongoing rescue operations,” Mr. Modi said.
Serious injuries
During their sojourn to Nagrakata successful Jalpaiguri district, Mr. Murmu and Mr. Ghosh were attacked by a mob. Mr. Murmu, who represents Malda Dakshin Lok Sabha seat, sustained superior injuries successful the caput and look and had to beryllium hospitalised.
This is 1 of the archetypal occasions erstwhile the Prime Minister had posted connected societal media astir the onslaught connected his enactment colleagues successful West Bengal. Incidents of attacks connected enactment leaders, including MPs, person been reported successful the past also. After the 2021 Assembly polls, determination was wide governmental unit and scores of BJP supporters were killed successful West Bengal.
During the day, BJP president J.P. Nadda reached retired to Mr. Murmu and enquired astir the attack.
Leader of the Opposition successful West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, successful a societal media post, tried to place those who were liable for the attack. Mr. Adhikari said those down the onslaught were from a peculiar assemblage who had attacked his convoy astatine Khagrabari astatine Cooch Behar successful northbound Bengal. The Trinamool Congress had denied immoderate relation successful the onslaught connected BJP lawmakers and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged radical to workout restraint.
