An organisation of Vaishnab monks in Nabadwip has lodged a complaint with chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Nadia district magistrate Vibhu Goel, accusing a group of state government officials of occupying at least 20 rooms at its guest house by force with the help of suspected Trinamul activists.

Gaudiya Mission authorities alleged that the officials had forced them to open the premise about 7.30pm on Tuesday and demanded 20 rooms for doctors and nurses involved in Covid-19 management to stay.

The mission authorities had agreed to offer 10 rooms, but the officials allegedly took rooms by snatching the keys. Later, unidentified goons threw stones and broke windowpanes of the guest house creating panic among 60 elderly monks and devotees who stay on the mission premises.

President of Gaudiya Mission B.S. Sannyasi Maharaj said: “The BDO requested us to arrange for rooms. But he did not mention when the rooms would be required. We initially offered them our school building. But he apparently ignored and told nothing further.”

Trouble broke out when doctors and nurses led by some officials of the BDO office arrived at the mission gate on Tuesday afternoon and demanded 20 rooms.

The incident has angered the town’s Vaishnav community, which prompted Nadia district magistrate Vibhu Goel to send Krishnagar Sadar sub-divisional officer Manish Verma to probe into the charges.

“There was a communication gap with the mission authorities, which has been sorted out,” Verma said while refusing to divulge the details of the probe.

Sannyasi Maharaj said: “We were not prepared for the sudden demand. They came suddenly during the prayer and began to create ruckus. Some people accompanying them started kicking our gate that panicked our devotees.” ”

A section of the officials present during the incident on Tuesday evening, however, accused the mission authorities of non-cooperation.

“The BDO had on a number of occasions verbally told them to keep the rooms ready for doctors and nurses. Nevertheless, the mission authority dillydallied. The team of officials along with the doctors reached the mission early in the afternoon, but they kept them waiting for about four hours when some local residents turned angry and intervened,” an official said.