2 BJP workers 'manhandled' by GJM members; WB party chief calls is a pre-planned attack

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said that two party workers were manhandled allegedly by the supporters of rebel Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Binay Tamang in Darjeeling.

Asserting that it was a pre-planned attack, BJP West Bengal president Dilip Ghosh apprised that even he was pushed.

#Darjeeling: 2 BJP workers manhandled allegedly by supporters of rebel GJM leader Binay Tamang;WB BJP President Dilip Ghosh was also present pic.twitter.com/0omApwmxDH

— ANI (@ANI) October 5, 2017

This is a pre-planned attack. I went to protect my workers as they were wounded; even I was pushed:West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh pic.twitter.com/KIiBYrgMy6

— ANI (@ANI) October 5, 2017

Talking to the media, Ghosh said, "Two BJP workers were allegedly manhandled by the supporters of rebel GJM leader Binay Tamang. This is a pre-planned attack. I went to protect my workers as they were wounded, even I was pushed."

The incident took place during Ghosh's three-day visit to the hills following unrest over the demand for a separate state.

This is the second day of the BJP delegation’s visit to the hills.

The GJM had withdrawn the indefinite shutdown, held over the demand for a separate state, in Darjeeling hills on September 26 following Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's appeal to restore normalcy in the area.