In a twist to the controversy over Boxanagar MLA Tofazaal Hossain’s adverse comments on former chief minister and incumbent Loksahha MP Biplab Kumar Deb and former union minister of state Pratima Bhowmik in a function at Boxanagar, the BJP state leadership has issued a show-cause notice to Tofazzal. In the function at Boxanagar where Tofazzal criticized Biplab and Pratima for not granting funds for construction of a football stadium in his constituency despite repeated pleas, the BJP state president and Rajya Sabha MP Rajiv Bhattacharjee was also present.

However, Tofazzal’s comments triggered a sharp reaction in BJP circles and specially in social media where it was pointed out that despite not having sanctioned fund for construction of stadium in Boxanagar , both the leaders had helped

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