Overview
- MLA Subhasis Om was hospitalised after an alleged assault by his own BJP workers in Debra, an attack that occurred on Monday and left him with head and limb injuries.
- Om filed a handwritten police complaint naming six party members and a counter-complaint has also been lodged, with Debra police saying they are examining both cases and no arrests have been made.
- Om told reporters he was attacked after protesting alleged extortion and 'cut money' practices and said some attackers joined the party after it took power in May.
- Local BJP district leaders visited Om at hospital and urged that the matter be handled internally while senior state leaders said the party will probe the quarrel.
- The incident follows recent public feuds between BJP figures in West Bengal and raises a credibility risk for the party's pledge to stop extortion, making police action and the party inquiry the key developments to watch next.