NEW DELHI: BJP MLA Manoj Kumar Oraon was allegedly attacked on Tuesday by Trinamool Congress ( TMC ) workers in Alipurduar while distributing flood relief materials, a day after two senior BJP leaders were assaulted by a mob in neighbouring Jalpaiguri district. The TMC, however, dismissed the allegations, terming them "baseless."
"While trying to help flood-hit people, I was suddenly surrounded and attacked. This is the state of democracy under the TMC," PTI quoted Oran saying.
The BJP shared a video on X of attack and said: "In North Bengal, whenever one tries to stand by the people devastated by floods, Trinamool unleashes its havoc! Standing by the suffering people is now a crime in Mamata Banerjee ’s regime!" The TOI could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.
"MLA Manoj Kumar Oraon, along with BJP workers and central forces, became victims of attack. Trinamool does not understand the language of humanity; they only comprehend the politics of terror. While the flood-ravaged people of North Bengal await help, Trinamool is busy spreading fear and terror," it added.
TMC, however, claimed that it was Oraon who "assaulted an aged man in his area first."
"The charges are baseless. It was Manoj Oraon who had assaulted an aged man in his area first," PTI quoted a local TMC leader saying.
The incident comes just a day after BJP MP Khagen Murmu and Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh were injured in an attack while distributing relief materials in Jalpaiguri district’s Nagrakata area.
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met the injured leader and said, "I have received all inputs. He has high blood sugar. It needs to be controlled. I also wished him well and a speedy recovery."
"While trying to help flood-hit people, I was suddenly surrounded and attacked. This is the state of democracy under the TMC," PTI quoted Oran saying.
The BJP shared a video on X of attack and said: "In North Bengal, whenever one tries to stand by the people devastated by floods, Trinamool unleashes its havoc! Standing by the suffering people is now a crime in Mamata Banerjee ’s regime!" The TOI could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.
"MLA Manoj Kumar Oraon, along with BJP workers and central forces, became victims of attack. Trinamool does not understand the language of humanity; they only comprehend the politics of terror. While the flood-ravaged people of North Bengal await help, Trinamool is busy spreading fear and terror," it added.
উত্তরবঙ্গে বন্যায় বিপর্যস্ত মানুষের পাশে দাঁড়াতে গেলেই তৃণমূলের তাণ্ডব! মানুষের দুঃখে পাশে দাঁড়ানোও এখন অপরাধ মমতা ব্যানার্জীর রাজত্বে!
— BJP West Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) October 7, 2025
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TMC, however, claimed that it was Oraon who "assaulted an aged man in his area first."
"The charges are baseless. It was Manoj Oraon who had assaulted an aged man in his area first," PTI quoted a local TMC leader saying.
The incident comes just a day after BJP MP Khagen Murmu and Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh were injured in an attack while distributing relief materials in Jalpaiguri district’s Nagrakata area.
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met the injured leader and said, "I have received all inputs. He has high blood sugar. It needs to be controlled. I also wished him well and a speedy recovery."
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