'15 Bombs Hurled, Several Bullets Fired by Jehadis': BJP Leader Arjun Singh's Residence Attacked

North 24 Parganas: BJP leader Arjun Singh, who was a former Lok Sabha MP, has alleged that his office-cum-residence in North 24 Parganas in West Bengal was attacked by ‘jehadis and goons’ associated with Trinamool Congress ( TMC ).

BJP Leader Arjun Singh's Office-Cum-Residence Attacked

Alleging attacks by goons and ‘jehadis’ associated with TMC , Arjun Singh in a post on ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter) said, “This morning, when everyone was busy in Puja for Navratri , several jehadis and goons under the protection of Namit Singh, an accused in the NIA cases and son of the local @AITCofficial Councillor and supervision of the local police attacked my office-cum-residence Mazdoor Bhawan.”

‘15 Bombs Hurled, Several Bullets Fired’

Arjun Singh's ‘X’ post further said, “The local Police played a role of mute spectator as the goons were brandishing the firearms openly in front of the Police. About 15 Bombs were hurled, more than a dozen rounds of bullets were fired by these goons. The @WBPolice has become a stooge of the @AITCofficial. Shameful!”

Former Lok Sabha MP and BJP leader Arjun Singh alleged that a group of people threw stones, hurled bombs and fired multiple gunshots at his office-cum-residence in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas around 8.30 am on Friday.

Singh claimed that he sustained a splinter wound during the incident. In a tweet accompanied by a video, Singh said, "This morning, while everyone was occupied with Navratri Puja, several jihadis and goons, under the protection of Namit Singhan accused in NIA cases and son of a local @AITCofficial Councillorattacked my office-cum-residence, Mazdoor Bhawan, with the local police looking on."

He claimed that police were mere spectators as the assailants brandished firearms openly. "Around 15 bombs were thrown, and more than a dozen rounds were fired by these people," he said.

PTI could not independently verify the authenticity of the video shared by Singh.

An officer from Jagatdal police station said there were no confirmed injuries and that senior police officials, along with additional forces, were at the scene to conduct an investigation.

Singh, who previously switched allegiance from the Trinamool Congress to the BJP , lost to TMC 's Partha Bhowmick in the recent general elections.

Jagatdal MLA Somenath Shyam denied Singh's claims and said, "After losing his political footing, he is blaming the TMC for problems he created himself, along with other local conflicts unrelated to our party."

(Inputs from PTI)