BJP's Sukanta Majumdar Writes To Amit Shah Flagging 'Threat To Life' Over Attack

Last Updated:June 20, 2025, 23:43 IST

Sukanta Majumdar said Diamond Harbour Police DSP Rahul Goswami was physically present at the spot but "failed to take any preventive or protective action"

Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar. (Image: X/@DrSukantaBJP)

Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Friday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, alleging a “grave breach of privilege" and a “threat to life" following an alleged attack on his convoy in the Budge Budge area of West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district a day earlier.

Majumdar, who is also the BJP’s West Bengal unit president, was visiting the area on Thursday to meet party workers who were reportedly injured after being attacked outside the Budge Budge-1 BDO office on Wednesday.

His visit triggered tensions in the area, where TMC supporters allegedly surrounded his convoy, raised slogans, and pelted it with stones.

In a letter written to the Speaker under Rule 222 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, Majumdar, the Balurghat MP, described the attack as a serious threat not only to his life but also to the safety of those accompanying him.

In another letter written to Shah on Friday evening, Majumdar drew his attention to the “highly alarming and deteriorating law and order situation in West Bengal, specifically in Diamond Harbour area which has witnessed continuous political violence targetting elected representatives and party workers." “On June 19, during my official visit to meet victims of earlier assaults and assess the situation on ground, my convoy was attacked by a violent mob reportedly comprising TMC workers, stones were pelted, vehicles were vandalised and several individuals accompanying me sustained injuries… The attack posed a serious threat to my life and those in my entourage," Majumdar wrote in the letter to Shah.

He stated that the mob, reportedly comprising TMC workers, gheraoed and violently attacked his convoy, damaging vehicles and injuring several individuals.

“The attack posed a direct and serious threat to my life and the lives of those present," the letter said.

“This constitutes not only a collapse of law and order but also a direct assault on the dignity and security of a Union minister and an MP," he added.

Majumdar said Diamond Harbour Police District Superintendent of Police Rahul Goswami was physically present at the spot but “failed to take any preventive or protective action," which the minister termed as “wilful negligence" and “dereliction of duty." He also noted that the SDPO of Diamond Harbour was absent from the scene despite prior intimation of his scheduled visit.

“The situation was brought under control only due to the timely intervention of CISF personnel assigned to me as I have Z category security cover provided by the Union government," Majumdar wrote.

“As a consequence, I have submitted a notice of Breach of Privilege under Rule 222 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha to the Speaker," he informed Shah.

Majumdar said while on his way to visit Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s house in Kolkata to offer floral tributes on Paschim Banga Divas he was planning to visit the ailing mother of London-based doctor Rajatshubhra Bandyopadhyay but personnel from West Bengal police attempted to prevent him from proceeding.

“In light of the above, I earnestly request your urgent intervention to address the alarming law and order situation in West Bengal, particularly in politically sensitive regions like Diamond Harbour by initiating an immediate review of the prevailing conditions, deploying central paramilitary forces to restore peace and ensure the safety of elected representatives and ordering a prompt inquiry to hold accountable the concerned district officials whose dereliction of duty and inaction enabled such a grave security lapse," he said.

In his letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker, Majumdar called the incident at Budge Budge an “assault on the dignity and privilege of a Member of Parliament", Majumdar urged the Speaker to treat the matter as contempt of the House and refer it to the Committee of Privileges for appropriate action.

“This incident not only endangered the life of a public representative but also constitutes a direct assault on the dignity and privilege of a Member of Parliament.

“Such acts of violence and inaction by state officials severely compromise the democratic functioning of our institutions and the constitutional rights granted to elected members of this House," the letter stated.

The BJP leader also took to social media to express his outrage.

“Yesterday in Budge Budge, Diamond Harbour, I was subjected to a brutal, orchestrated attack by TMC-backed criminal mobs, while the @WBPolice stood as mute, spineless spectators.

“The police not only failed to act during the violence, they also failed to take any preventive action, despite clear signs of escalating tension. Even when a Union Minister of State and sitting Member of Parliament was targeted, the state machinery looked the other way," Majumdar posted on X, attaching a copy of his letter to the Speaker.

“This is a grave breach of parliamentary privilege… a direct and dangerous assault on Indian democracy. Today, I have formally apprised Hon’ble Speaker Shri @ombirlakota ji of this shocking breakdown of law and order in West Bengal," he added.

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