Kolkata, Oct 8 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday claimed that the October 6 attack on his party leaders in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district was a "pre-planned murder attempt" and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly failing to maintain law and order.

Majumdar, who is the Union minister of state for education, also sought a CBI probe into the incident at Nagrakata, where MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Sankar Ghosh were attacked by a mob during a visit to the flood-hit area.

"Mamata Banerjee failed to maintain law and order. She has no right to continue as the chief minister, and she must resign," said the BJP leader.

He claimed that the attack on his party's legislators was to silence the voice of protest.

"Going by the nature of the att

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