BJP MP Locket Chatterjee Alleges 'TMC Goons Attacked My Vehicle'; Mamata's Party Denies Claims

BJP MP Locket Chatterjee on Saturday alleged that her vehicle was attacked by individuals she described as “TMC goons, led by Shilpi Chatterjee,” in Bansberia, West Bengal.

In a social media post on X, the BJP MP wrote, “TMC’s goons, led by Shilpi Chatterjee, shamelessly attacked my vehicle amidst #KaliPuja in Bansberia. Their audacity exposes the Trinamool’s mafia grip over Hooghly. Today, their thugs dared to block my pilgrimage to Maa’s Puja. The lack of candidate security is appalling, a clear sign of voter intimidation. Hooghly deserves a fair election – every thug should be put behind bars now! @ECISVEEP.”

Reacting to the incident, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya remarked that the state police of West Bengal, under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, would likely ‘remain a mute spectator’.

“Shilpi and her band of thugs can dare to do this because they know Mamata Banerjee’s police will remain a mute spectator. This is the surest sign that TMC is losing Hooghly, again,” Malviya wrote.

However, sources from the Trinamool Congress denied these allegations to News18.

On Thursday, the Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party claimed that their MP Locket Chatterjee’s “dignity was ruthlessly assaulted” by a Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator. The party stated that MLA Asit Majumdar “shamelessly” hurled the derogatory term “2 number maal” at her “in full public view.”

“This despicable incident lays bare the deep-seated misogyny within TMC’s ranks. Sandeshkhali serves as a stark reflection of the grim reality faced by women under TMC’s oppressive regime. Bengal deserves leaders who uphold the dignity of women, not ones who stoop to such appalling levels,” the party stated.