Political friction has flared up in the industrial hub of Durgapur following an incident of vandalism at a local party establishment. The Trinamool Congress party office, located in the Nayapalli area under Ward Number 14, was targeted by intruders who forced open the locks and wrecked property inside. The development has triggered an exchange of heated accusations between rival political camps as law enforcement authorities stepped in to restore order.
Ransacking, Property Damage, and Destroyed Surveillance
According to the Trinamool Congress, a group of individuals broke the external padlock of the Nayapalli party branch and stormed the premises. Inside, the attackers damaged furniture and other office belongings before tossing several items into a nearby drainage ditch.
The perpetrators also systematically smashed the installed CCTV cameras to prevent footage from being recovered. Before leaving the scene, they reportedly affixed a fresh padlock onto the main entrance to block access. Officers from the Durgapur police station arrived at the site immediately after receiving word of the disturbance. Raju Singh, the former youth president of the Trinamool Congress, stated that formal grievances have been lodged with both police authorities and the local legislator to secure the recovery and handover of the party facility.
BJP Legislator Rebuts Claims and Cites Public Outrage
Local BJP MLA Laxman Chandra Ghorui dismissed the allegations leveled by the Trinamool leadership, calling them completely baseless. He stated that the political party was not behind the break-in, attributing the incident instead to spontaneous public anger in the neighborhood.
The legislator asserted that local BJP supporters were previously subjected to intimidation under the leadership of Raju Singh. Furthermore, Ghorui alleged that party workers had been coerced into cleaning the Trinamool Congress office against their will. According to the MLA, resentment over this mistreatment drove local residents to react with public indignation, leading to the unrest. Police officials have initiated an active inquiry to verify the claims from both sides.
Prior Precedent in Suri Office Attack
The disturbance in Durgapur follows a comparable episode that unfolded recently in Suri, situated in the neighboring Birbhum district. During that incident, individuals forced their way into the local Trinamool Congress office on a Wednesday evening while senior party figure Anubrata Mondal was present inside. The intruders reportedly made Mondal sit on a chair and proceeded to ransack the premises directly in front of him. With this latest clash in Durgapur, regional political tensions continue to heighten as investigators look into the sequence of events.
