New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condemned the attack on BJP MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Shankar Ghosh in Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, describing the incident as “outright appalling” and a reflection of the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) insensitivity and the state’s “pathetic law and order situation”.

Both BJP leaders were attacked by a mob while assisting flood-affected residents in the area. According to reports, the attackers pelted stones and used sticks, leaving Murmu with a serious head injury that required hospitalisation. Ghosh’s vehicle was also vandalised.

‘Pathetic law and order in Bengal’

In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, “The manner in which our party colleagues, including a sitting MP and MLA, were attacked in West Bengal for serving the

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