Adhir Ranjan Eviction: Cong Hits Back, Protests Outside BJP Office

Congress protestors gathered outside the BJP office in Kolkata after water and power connections were disconnected.

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary. (Photo: IANS)

Congress activists on Tuesday protested outside the West Bengal BJP office in Kolkata. The protest comes against the disconnection of water and power supply to a bungalow occupied by Congress MP and Bengal PCC President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Delhi. The protestors accused the BJP of pursuing politics of vendetta.

We are here to protest against the politics of vendetta pursued by the BJP government. They are trying to subvert democracy and that is why they are harassing leaders of opposition parties.

<b>Protesting Congress Activist</b>

The protestors said that the BJP was trying to extract revenge as Chowdhury had come down heavily on Narendra Modi government both in and out of Parliament. Officials reached 14, New Moti Bagh and snapped the electricity and water connections besides moving out his furniture.

The Lok Sabha MP from Murshidabad attempted to get the eviction stayed by Delhi High Court. But the court refused to interfere with the disconnection of utilities and ordered status quo till Wednesday.

According to Directorate of Estates, the MP has been allotted another house on Humayun Road and given sufficient time to vacate the ministerial bungalow. But it specified that he was not entitled to the allotted house. But Chowdhury did not vacate despite several reminders in the past, they said.