Jalpaiguri BJP MP Jayanta Roy held a demonstration in front of the district magistrate’s office here on Friday to protest against police’s refusal to allow him and other party leaders to leave homes during the lockdown.

Apart from the MP, BJP workers, too, took part in the protest. The BJP alleged that the state health department had failed to carry out tests of suspected coronavirus patients in Jalpaiguri and there were anomalies in distribution of food grains.

Roy, along with Jalpaiguri district BJP chief Bapi Goswami and some other leaders, reached the district magistrate’s office at Collectorate Avenue here on Friday morning. They met district magistrate Abhishek Tiwari.

“I have been time and again stopped by police. I could not reach people with relief materials during the lockdown. Despite being a medical practitioner, I was intercepted by the police for visiting people who needed treatment. We met the DM and said when Trinamul leaders were allowed to move freely, there should be no restriction if I, being the local MP, moved within my constituency to help people during the pandemic,” said Roy.

DM Tiwari said: “I have heard out the MP. We are looking into the issues which he has mentioned before me.”

“I also asked him to provide us with a list of people who are eligible for relief but have not received the same.”