TMC Legislator's Acid Threat Sparks Controversy

In an incendiary remark, TMC legislator Abdur Rahim Boxi is alleged to have threatened to pour acid down the throats of anyone criticizing West Bengal's migrant workers. The controversial comment, made at a public meeting in Malatipur, swiftly caught fire on social media, although its authenticity remains unverified.

Boxi, the Malda district president of the TMC, made the threat in response to abhorred comments by a BJP MLA who labeled migrant workers from West Bengal as Bangladeshis and Rohingyas. Boxi demanded respect for Bengali citizens seeking jobs outside the state, condemning the divisive political agenda of the BJP.

The BJP, in response, criticized TMC's political culture, with remarks from Amit Malviya, head of BJP's IT Cell, suggesting that threats reflect TMC's strategy to maintain a committed vote bank among illegal immigrants in the Malda-Murshidabad region.

(With inputs from agencies.)