Sporadic incidents of political violence were reported from at least three districts of north Bengal in the past 24 hours.

While four offices of political parties were ransacked, elected representatives and party supporters had to face attacks at different locations.

In Rajganj block of Jalpaiguri, a group of miscreants attacked Atiar Rehman, deputy head of the Trinamul-run Sanyasikata panchayat, while he was returning home on Thursday late evening.

“Around 8.30pm, I was returning home from Rajganj with three party workers. As we reached Kayetgach (a village en route), a group of miscreants attacked us and ransacked our car. All four of us have suffered injuries. We suspect the BJP is behind the attack,” Rehman said.

Khageswar Roy, the Trinamul MLA of Rajganj, also blamed the BJP. “The police should arrest all those who were behind the attack,” he said.

BJP leaders, however, denied the charges and said the incident was the fallout of inner differences in Trinamul.

In Cooch Behar district, suspected Trinamul supporters ransacked a BJP office at Bhetaguri in Dinhata.

“A group of Trinamul supporters attacked our office. They ransacked the furniture and torched posters and banners. We want the police to arrest the attackers within three days or else, we will raise an indefinite blockade on the Dinhata-Cooch Behar road,” said Anowar Hossain, a leader of the BJP’s minority cell.

In Mathabhanga, suspected Trinamul workers attacked the house of a BJP leader at Gopalpur and ransacked two offices of the saffron party in Goplapur and Majherbari.

“Trinamul-backed miscreants organised an attack on my house. Later, they also vandalised two offices of our party. If such attacks continue, we would be forced to launch a demonstration at the local police station,” said Ranjan Burman, the BJP leader.

Trinamul leaders countered the charge and instead alleged that BJP workers had beaten up one of their supporters.

In South Dinajpur, a CPM office at Dipalinagar in Balurghat town was ransacked by miscreants on Thursday night.

Parimal Sarkar, a CPM leader, has blamed Trinamul and BJP for the attack.

“For past few weeks, we have been organising different political programmes. That is why we suspect Trinamul and BJP have ransacked our office,” said Sarkar.

Trinamul and BJP leaders have denied the charges.