Suvendu Adhikari claims BJP worker threatens TMC in Kolkata, seeks ECI action
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday (April 24, 2026) alleged that a BJP worker was intimidated and threatened at her headquarters in South Kolkata by ruling TMC supporters and demanded immediate action from the Election Commission of India (ECI).
In a post on X, Mr Adhikari claimed that BJP worker Bina Das was targeted by a group of “goons” who surrounded her house on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) evening and harassed her for doing door-to-door campaigning for the party.
“This is a blatant attempt to suppress the opposition and terrorize women party workers who are opposing this corrupt regime,” said Mr. Adhikari, Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly.
He linked the incident to the high voter turnout of nearly 93% recorded in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections on Thursday (April 23, 2026), claiming the ruling party was “scared” after what he described as an “imminent defeat”. Mr Adhikari, who is contesting from the high-profile Bhabanipur constituency, the seat of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, said a complaint had been lodged at the Kalighat police station and urged the ECI to “immediately take cognizance” and ensure strict action against the culprits.
Mr. Adhikari won from the Nandigram seat in the 2021 assembly elections, defeating Ms. Banerjee. She later went to the assembly after winning the bypoll from Bhabanipur. The BJP leader is contesting from Nandigram this time too.
“If the local police remain silent spectators of this hooliganism, we will not sit by,” he warned, adding that the TMC’s threats would not stop the change. — PTI
