Papia Datta

A CPI(M) MLA stirred a row as he urged people of the state to keep sticks, iron pipes handy for self-defence against "ruling party goons", drawing flak from BJP, which alleged that the Left Party legislator was "instigating locals to take up weapons.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her "goons" have converted the state into a "mini Pakistan", Tripura BJP women's wing chief Papia Datta said on Thursday. She added that hundreds of women wing workers from Tripura have written ''Jai Shri Ram'' on postcards to send them to Mamata Banerjee.

A CPI(M) MLA stirred a row as he urged people of the state to keep sticks, iron pipes handy for self-defence against "ruling party goons", drawing flak from BJP, which alleged that the Left Party legislator was "instigating locals to take up weapons.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her "goons" have converted the state into a "mini Pakistan", Tripura BJP women's wing chief Papia Datta said on Thursday. She added that hundreds of women wing workers from Tripura have written ''Jai Shri Ram'' on postcards to send them to Mamata Banerjee.