The five-member delegation formed by BJP national president JP Nadda to probe the violence during ‘Nabanna Chalo Abhiyan’ on September 13 submited its report to him at his residence on Sunday indicting the TMC leaders and the Government  for allegedly allowing 'unprovoked violence'  against the BJP workers and recommending a central probe into the incidents.

The delegation, which visited the state and met the BJP leaders and workers,  injured in the incidents,  took stock of the situation after the BJP's protest march in Kolkata that led to clashes with the police.

The report said the state police at the instance of the TMC made unprovoked brutal  attacks and made  arrests of peaceful  BJP protestors who came under heavy stone pelting. The panel has recommended a central probe into the violence against the BJP workers.

Nadda had formed a party panel  to investigate the violence that happened during the 'Nabanna Chalo' rally. The members of the delegation were asked to probe the situation on the ground level and investigate what led to the violence in Kolkata on September 13.The fact finding committee consisted of former Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police, Brijlal,  MPs Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Samir Oraon, Aparajita Sarangi and Sunil Jakhar. Among others, they  visited injured BJP councillor Meena Devi Purohit. Central BJP leaders Sunil Bansal, Mangal Pandey and Asha Lakra also visited the affected party cadre in Kolkata. "The BJP workers were tortured by the police on the day of Nabanna Abhijaan. Many were injured and are still suffering due to police atrocities," said Bansal.

According to Meena Devi Purohit , she had to get seven stitches in her head as  she was attacked from behind by male policemen wielding lathis. “These were goondas in police uniforms.” Earlier there were 34 years of left-rule violence and now there is TMC's violence, she said.

After meeting Meena Devi Purohit at her residence,  one of the BJP  panel member Sunil Jakhar said the force used by the police during the protest was a mere show of arrogance by the TMC.

"These atrocities show the barbarism of the TMC. Abhishek Banerjee said that he would have shot the party workers. This is sheer arrogance. The people of Bengal are observing this arrogance and the corrupt activities of TMC, " Jakhar said. Former union minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore also criticised Abhishek Banerjee’s comment and said the TMC leader’s remark should be condemned by everyone.

TMC General  Secretary and  Chief Minister  Mamata  Banerjee 's nephew Abhishek Banerjee had earlier made  controversial remarks saying  that if he were in the police’s shoes, he would have shot BJP workers during the ‘Nabanna Chalo’ protest march.

"Meena Devi is a senior lady. Look what they have done. Mamata said police used restraint? Does Abhishek Banerjee's comments show restraint? It is absolutely condemnable" said Rathore. Several police personnel as well as BJP leaders and workers sustained injuries as the party’s “protest rally against corruption” in West Bengal turned violent on  September 13. Visuals from Kolkata streets showed violent mobs pelting the police with stones and bricks as well as attacking them with lathis and setting fire to the Kolkata Police’s cars also showing  injured BJP leaders.

Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, the party's Hooghly MP Locket Chatterjee and senior leader Rahul Sinha and several other leaders were detained by the police.

Adhikari alleged that he was manhandled by a woman cop amid the protests. BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh too left the site in the midst of a lathi-charge. Senior central BJP leaders had then reacted by wondering as how Mamata Banerjee who had witnessed "brutalities"  of the erstwhile left-front Government could do the same when herself  in power.