Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday strongly condemned the attack on BJP MP Khagen Murmu and party MLA Dr Shankar Ghosh in West Bengal, calling it “outright appalling" and a reflection of the state’s “pathetic law and order situation."
Murmu sustained injuries after being attacked while distributing relief materials to flood-affected communities. The stone-pelting attack occurred in Jalpaiguri’s Nagrakata area, as Murmu and BJP Ghosh were on the ground assisting victims of recent heavy rains, floods, and landslides.
Reacting to the incident, PM Moid in a post on X said, “The manner in which our Party colleagues, including a sitting MP and MLA, were attacked in West Bengal for serving the people affected by floods and landslides is outright appalling. It highlights the insensitivity of