Overview
- On Monday Debra MLA Subhasis Om was allegedly assaulted by a group of BJP workers and taken to hospital with head and arm injuries.
- He was first admitted to Debra Super Speciality Hospital and was later shifted to Midnapore district hospital, with some of his aides also treated for injuries.
- Om lodged a handwritten police complaint naming six local functionaries, including a booth president and a mandal president, for the attack.
- Debra police said they are examining Om's complaint and a counter-complaint against him and his aides and that no arrests have been made so far.
- State and district BJP leaders have pledged to investigate, and the incident has drawn criticism for exposing ongoing local 'cut money' practices and tensions between recent recruits and established cadres.