3 Killed in Blast at Trinamool Leader’s House in West Bengal

At least three people were killed in a bomb blast at a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader’s home in West Bengal's East Medinipur on Friday night.

The blast was reported at a Trinamool Congress booth president's house in Naryabila village in Bhagabanpur Block 2 under Bhupatinagar Police Station around 11:15 pm, reports NDTV.

The house was also damaged due to the explosion, officials said.

“The cause of the blast is yet to be ascertained and further investigation is underway but the impact was so powerful that the mud house with a thatched roof was blown off in the incident,” a senior police officer said, according to news agency PTI.

The BJP has alleged that country-made bombs were being prepared at the Trinamool leader's home.

Reacting to the development, BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh said that “only bomb-making industry is flourishing in the state.”

Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sujan Chakraborty questioned why the state’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee remained silent on such incidents and demanded a statement from her.

TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh said it is very easy for the opposition to blame the ruling party in West Bengal without any evidence.

Panchayat elections are due in West Bengal early next year and the police have launched combing operations across the state resulting in recoveries of country-made bombs and weapons across the state before the elections.