Kolkata, April 09: In a video that is going viral on social media, a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader is seen threatening to blow up an entire village within a span of 10 minutes.
The accused TMC leader, identified as Shakir Ahmed, serves as the Upa Pradhan (Deputy Head) of Chopra’s Haptia Gacch Gram Panchayat in the Islampur subdivision in Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal.
“Eto boma-bonduk aache je 10 minute er modhe aelaka udano jabe. Boma-bonduk er tension nabe na (We have such a huge stock of bombs and guns that we can blow up the area in just 10 minutes. Don’t worry about the availability of bombs and guns),” Ahmed told a small group of his supporters.
A video of his contentious remarks has now gone viral on social media, prompting the ruling Trinamool Congress party to engage in damage control.
