BJP candidate pelted with brick, head of security personnel broken, car damaged in Bengal's Jhargram

BJP candidate Pranath Dudu's car was attacked during polling in Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. Bricks were thrown. Central troops were also reportedly attacked. Two security personnel injured in attack on Brannath Tudu's car in Gadpeta. He has a head injury. He has been hospitalized, while the Trinamool accuses the BJP of spreading unrest in the area. Senior BJP leader and Jhargram candidate Pranath Dudu said his convoy was attacked in Gadpeta area of ​​West Midnapore district, following which security personnel accompanying him were injured and hospitalized. Stone pelting on BJP candidate Vigilance: Massive stone pelting on Jhargram BJP candidate Pranath Dudu in Karpeta. A car was vandalized and security personnel injured. After five phases of relatively peaceful polling, violence erupted in Bengal for the sixth phase. pic.twitter.com/thrv31nJSW — IANS (@ians_india) May 25, 2024 The incident occurred when Dudu was on his way to Kadweta following complaints that BJP agents were not allowed to enter some polling booths. He said that suddenly some people started blocking the road. The TMC goons then started pelting bricks at his car. When his security personnel tried to intervene, he was injured. Two CISF soldiers accompanying him suffered head injuries and were hospitalized. A large number of policemen were rushed to the area to bring the situation under control. The local TMC leadership denied the allegations and accused Dudu of trying to “spoil the peaceful voting process”. A local TMC leader said BJP candidates are threatening voters. Enraged by this, the villagers protested strongly. Vehicles belonging to various media houses were also allegedly vandalized by the mob. 'Go back' slogans raised against BJP candidate: Moghlapada village of Jhargram's Gadveta Assembly is known. After reaching the Brannath Tudu area. About one to one hundred and fifty villagers surrounded him and raised slogans asking him to go back. Then suddenly big bricks and stones started pelting. The situation was so complicated that even the guards with Pranath Dudu could not handle it. He was forced to run from there with his feet on his head. They also saw the Central Army soldiers running. A BJP candidate's car's windshield was smashed with a brick. The BJP candidate was also reportedly injured in the attack. He was taken to the primary health facility. Central troops accompanying the candidate tried to control the situation.