Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) Eggs were thrown at CPIM leader Minakshi Mukherjee’s car in Sitalkuchi of Cooch Behar district in North Bengal on Tuesday.

She was in Sitalkuchi to meet the family of a deceased party worker. While returning from there, the attack took place. The CPIM Central Committee member was accompanied by former party MP Alokesh Das in the car.

It was learnt that CPIM activist Montu Mia died two days ago in Sitalkuchi. The CPIM claimed that the family believes that he was murdered. The police were not accepting the complaint initially. The CPIM claimed that the complaint was accepted much later.

On the other hand, a resident of Sitalkuchi was killed while working in Mumbai. The Left said that proper steps are not being taken to bring back the body of that migrant worker.

Meenakshi said that they have a plan to surround the District Magistrate’s office on Tuesday in protest against these two incidents.

On Tuesday afternoon, Meenakshi went to meet Montu’s family. Later, Meenakshi’s car was returning from there through Sitalkuchi Bazaar. At that time, a group of people started pelting eggs at her car. The CPIM leader alleged that BJP workers carried out the attack. She also accused the police of inaction.

Meenakshi broadcast a live video on social media from inside the car during the egg-pelting. It shows that eggs are being thrown at her car one after another. They landed on the windshield of the car.

Meenakshi, a member of the CPIM central committee, said, “This is the BJP. First, the arrests must be made. Then I will leave. What is my crime? The car will stand here. The car will not move.”

Later, Meenakshi reached the Cooch Behar Superintendent of Police’s office. She submitted a written complaint to the Superintendent of Police’s office. After that, the CPIM leader sat on a dharna there.

She claimed that even after the written complaint was submitted, the accused were not being arrested. Her question is, “Can’t we walk in the streets with our lives and dignity? Is this called the rule of law?”

However, BJP’s Cooch Behar district president Abhijit Barman claimed that the party has no connection with this attack. He said the incident was an outcome of the anger of the common man.

Abhijit said, “The CPIM is now seeing the BJP everywhere. That is why they are trying to blame the BJP for everything. If the common people throw eggs, the BJP will not take responsibility for it. Because no BJP worker will go and throw eggs at them.”

–IANS

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