Union Minister of State for Home Nishith Pramanik’s SUV’s windshield damaged
Kolkata:
Stones were pelted at Union Minister of State for Home Nishith Pramanik’s convoy when he went to Coochbehar in West Bengal. Pramanik alleged that Trinamool Congress supporters led the attack. The windshield of the Union minister’s SUV was damaged.
To control the crowd, the police had to fire tear gas shells. Shri Pramanik is the MP from Cooch Behar.
He said, “If a minister is not safe, you can imagine the plight of the common man. This incident shows the state of democracy in Bengal.”
The Union minister was on his way to the local BJP office at the time of the attack.
Local reports say there is anger against Mr Pramanik over the death of a tribal in firing allegedly by the Border Security Force (BSF), which reports to the Ministry of Home Affairs, of which he is a minister.
Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at a recent rally in Cooch Behar had hit out at Mr Pramanik for allegedly not doing enough to address the concerns of tribals after the killing.
The Trinamool Congress recently announced that it would hold a protest against Mr. Pramanik. Trinamool leader Udayan Guha had said that wherever Pramanik went in the area, he would see only black flags.