Overview
- The exchange reportedly took place on October 29 inside the Madarihat Block Development Office in Alipurduar during questions over delayed assistance for homeless tea garden workers.
- In the widely shared footage, Tigga points a finger, bangs the table and tells the officer to do his job or carry the TMC flag while alleging selective distribution with Trinamool leaders.
- BDO Amit Kumar Chourasia says the MP arrived without notice with about 100 supporters, recorded the encounter, did not allow a response and that he informed senior authorities afterward.
- Trinamool leaders Udayan Guha and Prakash Chik Baraik condemned the conduct as pre-planned intimidation, while Tigga defended his actions and BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar criticized the officer’s decorum.
- Some outlets reported they could not independently verify the video’s authenticity, and no formal disciplinary action has been reported so far.