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Suvendu Adhikari issues stern warning to Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya over social media post
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News18•09-10-2026, 15:23
Suvendu Adhikari issues stern warning to Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya over social media post
- •Police have arrested a TMC worker named Bappa Guchait in connection with the attack on former Rajya Sabha MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya's residence.
- •Suvendu Adhikari expressed strong disapproval of the use of the word Hindutvabadi in Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya's Facebook post following the incident.
- •Suvendu warned that an FIR has been filed and demanded that the controversial word in the social post be amended within 24 hours.
- •Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also strongly condemned the attack, reaching out to Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya over the phone to express solidarity.
Key Questions Answered
An FIR was lodged against Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya after complaints were filed at the Kasba and Garfa police stations regarding the use of the word "Hindutvabadi" in his social media post about the attack on his residence.
Police arrested a man named Bappa Guchait, whom Suvendu Adhikari identified as a TMC worker after a TMC flag was seen around his neck in available photographs.
Suvendu Adhikari warned that if Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya does not correct his Facebook post to remove the controversial term within 24 hours, the post will be taken down and added to the FIR.
