Kolkata, Aug 24 (PTI) BJP workers on Thursday staged a protest outside the party office in Salt Lake over the appointment of a new mandal president in West Midnapore district.

The BJP leadership, however, did not attach much importance to the incident and dubbed it a "trivial matter."

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A handful of BJP workers, carrying party flags, shouted slogans against the district leadership over the appointment of the mandal president (local unit).

"This was a minor issue. Nothing major, the grievances will be looked into," BJP state spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said.

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Last week, a group of BJP workers protested in front of the Salt Lake office, demanding the removal of a newly appointed district president of BJP's Mathurapur district unit.

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