TMC leadership planned to kill me: Arjun Singh

Injured BJP MP Arjun Singh on Tuesday accused the TMC leadership of plotting to kill him during the violence that broke out at Kankinara in North 24 Parganas district on Sunday.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has termed the allegations as baseless.

"It was a pre-planned plot to murder me. The TMC leadership has been planning to kill me since the last few months.

"On Sunday, police officers acted as the henchmen of the TMC to execute the task. By god's grace, I somehow survived," Singh told reporters after getting discharged from a hospital here.

Violence had erupted in the area over capture of a party office at Shyamnagar in the district.

Singh's allegation was endorsed by senior BJP leader Mukul Roy, who said he had informed the BJP top leadership about it.

Denying the charge, West Bengal Food Supplies Minister and senior TMC leader Jyotipriyo Mullick said: "It is a completely baseless allegation. Singh was injured by his own supporters during the scuffle with police. If you go through the video footage, you will see the truth."