Overview
- A video recorded and livestreamed by CPI(M) leader Minakshi Mukherjee shows at least seven eggs striking her vehicle in Sitalkuchi market while she was returning from visiting the family of a deceased party worker on Tuesday.
- Mukherjee and party workers staged a sit‑in outside the Cooch Behar Superintendent of Police’s office to demand arrests after the episode, and they withdrew the protest after police said the process of arresting suspects had begun and some people were detained.
- On Wednesday Mukherjee moved the Calcutta High Court seeking judicial intervention over the egg attack and the broader complaints about police handling of the deceased worker’s case.
- CPI(M) leaders have accused local BJP supporters of carrying out the attack while BJP district leaders deny party involvement and say the episode reflected local anger, not an organised campaign.
- The incident follows a recent string of egg‑throwing attacks on opposition figures in West Bengal and deepens local fears that the death of the CPI(M) worker will further politicise policing and spark more protests and legal battles.