BJP MP George Baker allegedly attacked by Trinamool

BJP MP George Baker and some party workers were on Saturday injured after alleged Trinamool Congress workers attacked them in West Bengal's East Burdwan district.

Four persons were arrested so far in the case, police said.

The actor-turned-politician, who had gone to Kalna as part of BJP's "Vistarak' programme, filed a complaint with Kalna police station.

"All of a sudden, they started beating our workers. When I got down from my vehicle, they attacked me. I resisted when one tried to hit me on the head. Some of them hit from behind," said the nominated Anglo Indian MP from West Bengal.

Baker and other injured persons were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

"We have arrested four local persons so far. The investigation is going on," said an official from Kalna police station.

Denying their party's involvement in the incident, local Trinamool Congress leaders said the incident was a result of an intra-party feud in the BJP.

State BJP president Dilip Ghosh alleged that their party workers involving in the Vistarak programme were targetted everyday in different parts of the state.

"George Baker was beaten up at Kalna while Locket Chatterjee was heckled in Birbhum," he said.

--IANS

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