Even as violence continued in Bengal with reports of TMC-BJP clashes coming from all sides, alleged Trinamool supporters attacked the convoy of Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh, at Sitai in the same district in North Bengal.

The incident took place hours after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee delivered an alleged inflammatory speech asking the people of Coochbehar to gherao the central forces and blockade them.

Ghosh suffered minor injuries as stones were pelted at his vehicle breaking its windshield. “We had just ended our meeting and were preparing to move back to Coochbehar when the TMC supporters returning from Mamata Banerjee’s rally attacked us with bombs, bamboos and bricks. Many cars were damaged and the BJP leadership had to literally run for safety… the police left us to our fate and our personal security men somehow managed to drive us to Coochbehar.”

He said “Mamata Banerjee is leaving jungle raj in Bengal … if the politicians with so much of security have to run for safety like this then one can understand the condition of the common people … how will they come out and vote … this is a ploy by the Chief Minister to scare the voters away … the BJP will definitely bring this to the notice of the Election Commission.” Incidentally a BJP supporter was shot dead at Coochbehar on Monday Wednesday morning.

Almost at the same time when Ghosh was being attacked at Coochbehar TMC leader and Goghat candidate Najbul Karim was attacked by alleged BJP men while he was returning to Hooghly from Kolkata. In a skirmish that ensued immediately, quite a few workers from both sides were injured. The BJP leader had  been hospitalized with head injuries, sources said.