Protesters from BJP confine Union minister Subhas Sarkar in party office in West Bengal.

NEW DELHI: Protesting BJP workers locked up Union minister Subhas Sarkar in their party office in West Bengal’s Bankura on Tuesday.
★The protesters alleged that Sarkar was being “dictatorial” in running the district unit.
★Sarkar, the minister of state for education and Lok Sabha member from Bankura, was chairing a meeting when a group of BJP workers marched into the party’s district office and locked him up.
★The protesters claimed that Sarkar was not giving importance to dedicated party workers and was appointing people close to him as members of the district committee.
★Another group of BJP workers arrived at the scene, leading to a scuffle between the two sides.
★The police intervened and rescued Sarkar from the party office.
★BJP state spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya called the incident unfortunate and stated that action would be taken against the party workers involved.
★Bhattacharya clarified that Sarkar had no role in the district organization and that the allegations against him were due to misunderstandings.
★The ruling TMC shared a video clip of the incident and claimed that the state BJP is crumbling due to infighting.
★The TMC stated that the incident in Bankura is an example of the weak foundation and misplaced priorities of the BJP.

Summary:
★Protesting BJP workers in Bankura, West Bengal, locked up Union minister Subhas Sarkar in their party office.
★The workers alleged that Sarkar was being dictatorial and not giving importance to dedicated party workers.
★Another group of BJP workers arrived, leading to a scuffle between the two sides.
★The police intervened and rescued Sarkar.
★BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya called the incident unfortunate and stated that action would be taken against the party workers involved.
★The ruling TMC claimed that the incident is evidence of the BJP’s weak foundation and misplaced priorities.

(With inputs from PTI)