BJP supporters called me 'chor', hurled eggs at my car: TMC MP Sougata Roy

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Sougata Roy faced protests outside a police station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Thursday, with demonstrators shouting slogans against him and allegedly hurling eggs at his vehicle.

The incident took place outside the Nimta police station, where the 78-year-old MP had gone to submit a deputation alleging attacks on TMC councillors in several areas of Nimta and North Dum Dum.

As Roy was leaving the police station, a group of people gathered around his vehicle and raised slogans, calling him a "thief". Eggs were also allegedly thrown at his car during the protest.

Police personnel deployed outside the station intervened and brought the situation under control, preventing any further escalation.

Roy alleged that the demonstration was orchestrated by supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

"BJP supporters gathered there and created a disturbance when I was coming out of the police station. They shouted slogans and hurled eggs at my car. This kind of politics is unfortunate," he told reporters.

The BJP denied the allegation and claimed that the protest reflected public anger over alleged corruption during the TMC's rule.

"People are frustrated over corruption and have spontaneously protested. It has nothing to do with the BJP as a political party," a local BJP leader said.