Dhiren let a former two-time CPI(M) MlA and a 70-year-old citizen, who was on Saturday made to hold his ears and do sit-ups by alleged Trinamool supporters for doing left politics on Sunday, said from his hospital that he followed the Trinamool instruction simply to protect his honour as “they were threatening to strip and film me and post the pictures on the Net.”
let, along with two sitting MlAs and a former CPI(M) MP Dr Ramchandra Dome were beaten up and their limbs developed fractures while they were leading a march at Mayureshwar in Birbhum district.
Incidentally, the attacks did not stop even on Sunday even as the left Opposition in Bengal intensified their anti-Mamata stir in villages. There were more of attacks on Marxist rallies reported from districts like Hooghly, Burdwan.
Shakti Mohan Malik a former MlA from Aram Bag was chased and beaten up along with his supporters at Tarkeshwar while he was leading a rally whereas CPI(M) MlA Jahanara was roughed up at Jamuria in Asansol. There were similar clashes reported from Barabani in Burdwan district.