Councillors of the BJP and the Trinamool Congress on Friday got embroiled in an ugly scuffle during an ongoing session of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). Videos of the brawl showed Trinamool councillor Asim Basu pushing BJP councillor Sajal Ghosh which led to an altercation between members of the two parties.
The KMC, which administers the civic areas in Kolkata and is the biggest municipal corporation of the State, was in session when its chairperson Mala Roy commented, “It is surprising that the Opposition does not have questions for the session.” The BJP representatives responded by calling Trinamool members “thieves” which precipitated the situation, according to the ruling party councillors.
Speaking to the media later, Mr. Ghosh said, “They are attackers. They attacked.” He alleged that issues relating to irregularities in buying uniforms for children of schools administered by the KMC were raised by the Opposition and the “attack” was the result of it.
