After angry Lionel Messi fans went on a rampage at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday, the BJP slammed the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government over mismanagement. The Kolkata event featuring the football icon turned out far from the spectacle it was supposed to be, as angry spectators went on a rampage, forcing the police to intervene.

“The incident today shows what the Trinamool Congress has turned Bengal into. The entire programme in West Bengal has been hijacked by Trinamool. Its leaders, right from Sujit Bose to Arup Biswas, are involved in this. There has also been black marketing of tickets. Those who threw bottles towards the field were also Trinamool supporters,” BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar said.

Amit Malviya also hit out at TMC leaders Sujit Bose and Aroop Biswas. “S

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