India News | Police Barged into My MLA Office Without Warrant, Says Suvendu Adhikari; Bengal Governor Seeks Report from State

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday alleged that the police barged into his office in Nandigram without prior intimation, a search warrant or any Magistrate.

Adhikari called this vicious act "blatant misuse" of West Bengal police against him.

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"Without any prior intimation, without any search warrant, without any Magistrate being present, Mamata Police (@WBPolice) barged into my official Legislative Karjalaya at Nandigram. This lamentable and vicious act of @MamataOfficialGovt is blatant misuse of Police against the LoP," he posted on Twitter, along with a video.

In light of this act, West Bengal Governor Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar sought an urgent report from the Chief Secretary on the same.

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Dhankhar said that such an action in the MLA office of Leader of Opposition is a matter of "deep concern".

"CS @chief_west to render status report by 10 PM today indicating full details of heavy police and rapid action force posse & senior officials @WBPolice present in and outside MLA office of LOP @SuvenduWB Such an action in the MLA office of LOP is a matter of deep concern," Dhankhar tweeted. (ANI)

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