The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, alleged that his car was attacked by Trinamool Congress workers on Saturday (January 10, 2026) night when he was returning from a public event in Purulia.
Seeking the arrest of the Trinamool workers, the BJP leader sat on a dharna at the Chandrakona Police Station in Paschim Medinipur district. He said he would not move from the station till the authorities took action.
“Tonight, around 8.20 p.m., while I was returning from Purulia, at Chandrakona Road in Paschim Medinipur district, I was viciously attacked by Trinamool goons. These cowards, emboldened by the Mamata Banerjee regime’s culture of violence and impunity, attacked me right in the presence of the Mamata Police,” he said.
Nine named in complaint
Mr. Adhikari gave a written complaint at the local police station naming nine persons, all “known Trinamool faces”.
