The BJP leadership on Monday dubbed the decision made by Trinamul to expel Prasenjit Roy, a leader of the party and INTTUC, an “eyewash to cover up illegal activities like extortion”.
On Sunday, Trinamul leaders of Darjeeling district expelled Roy, accused of leading a group of INTTUC supporters to vandalised the dry port in New Jalpaiguri last Thursday.
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Roy went into hiding while 13 of his aides were arrested.
Joydip Nandi, a vice-president of the Siliguri district committee of BJP, who was earlier with Trinamul, alleged that INTTUC supporters ransacked the dry port as they didn’t get extortion money from the authorities.
Ranjan Sarkar, Darjeeling district Trinamul (plains) chief, called these charges baseless.
