Bengal BJP District Chief Attacked By Party Leaders In Kolkata, Smeared With Ink

The BJP has temporarily suspended four individuals involved in the attack and has sought explanations from them.

Bengal BJP leader Anupam Bhattacharya was smeared with ink and attacked by party leaders during an event on Sunday escalating an infighting within the party's state unit over district president appointments. 

Bhattacharya's supporters have organised a meeting to welcome him after he was recently elected South Kolkata Organisational District President for the second time. 

However, the meeting was disrupted when a faction of Bhattacharya's rival from the same party attacked him and threw ink at him, reported India Today. The fight escalated as the two sides threw chairs at each other. 

While the Bharatiya Janata Party has issued no formal statement over the incident, it has temporarily dismissed four people for the attack on Anupam Bhattacharya.

Letters have been sent to them and they have been asked to respond to it within seven days. The letter stated that if the answer is not satisfactory, it may be difficult for them to return to the squad, as per the report quoting sources within the party. 

Fight For New Bengal BJP Chief 

Ahead of the assembly polls in the state slated for next year, the saffron party finds itself in a preliminary test of who will be the party's state unit chief. As per the party leader, several names are doing the rounds from from current BJP president Sukanta Majumdar and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari to former state BJP president Dilip Ghosh.

The speculation for began when the party's state unit released a list of  25 organisational district presidents last week. As per a report by the Indian Express, party insiders have said that the names of the state BJP president and the remaining 18 district presidents will be announced soon.