Senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and Central Committee member Basudeb Acharya was allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) cadres in Purulia district on Friday. The TMC leadership denied the allegation.
Mr. Acharya, a former MP, has been admitted to a district hospital after the attack and is currently in a stable condition.
The incident took place in the Kashipur area of the district when the local CPI-M candidates were on their way to file nominations for the upcoming Panchyat elections.
The CPI-M State leadership further alleged that at the time of the attack they repeatedly informed the district police about the attack but police remained “mute spectators”. Apart from Mr. Acharya, several other CPI-M leaders were injured.
