A local BJP leader today courted controversy with his alleged remarks asking party workers to "smash fingers" of TMC workers if they dare to touch BJP workers in any part of the state.
"The BJP workers and leaders are not cowards nor do we wear bangles. If any TMC worker or TMC goon dares to touch a BJP worker then we will smash the fingers of that person," Tapas Ray said at a protest rally here.
"If someone tries to provoke BJP and its cadres, we will not sit idle," he added.
Senior TMC leader Gautam Deb, while reacting to the statement, said BJP is trying to "import" a culture of violence and hatred in Bengal.
"The BJP is trying to import a culture of violence and hatred in Bengal. Such kind of statements are being made to provoke violence and disturb the peaceful atmosphere of the state," he added.
A number of rallies were taken out in various parts of West Bengal during the day demanding immediate arrest of those involved in the heckling of BJP state chief Dilip Ghosh in Darjeeling yesterday.
Effigies of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee were also burnt in various parts of the state.
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