With reports of withdrawal of pilot car and bodyguard of GTA Chief Executive Officer Bimal Gurung, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) tonight termed the Mamata Banerjee government as being vindictive having hatched a conspiracy against them.
The North Bengal Development minister and Trinamool Congress leader Goutam Dev, however, maintained with election dates announced, the state government had no jurisdiction over the matter and it was the discretion of Election Commissioner.
The developments took place after Gurung denied the involvement of Morcha activists on supporters of Trinamool bound for a poll campaign meeting of Trinamool Congress candidate in Darjeeling Hills Baichung Bhutia at Singla near the hill town yesterday in which seven people were injured.
Slamming the state of being vindictive for supporting the BJP in the polls, Gurung said, "It is a witchhunt of the state government for Morcha extending support to the BJP candidate in the Hills."
Denying the involvement of his organisation memebers in the attack, Gurung said, "It was the handiwork of hoodlums sheltered by the ruling party.
Meanwhile, Election Commission Observer Alokseh Misra arrived in the Hills and was keeping a tab on the situation, DM office sources said.
"GJM definitely has a hand on the attack of our supporters given that Gurung lives nearby and there is a party office at Patleybas," Deb, however, claimed.
