Overview

• At a Saturday protest in Malda, district TMC president Abdur Rahim Bakshi warned he would pour acid into BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh’s mouth and disfigure him.
• Bakshi invoked Ghosh’s Assembly comments that described Bengali migrant workers as “Rohingyas” or “Bangladeshis,” though he did not mention Ghosh by name.
• He urged attendees to tear down BJP flags and to socially boycott the party in the district.
• The BJP condemned the remarks, with Malda MP Khagen Murmu leading demonstrations and a dharna and alleging a culture of intimidation.
• Coverage highlighted Bakshi’s history of incendiary threats and noted Mamata Banerjee has recently warned party members against provocative language.