Panihati, Aug. 9 -- West Bengal Transport Minister Arjun Singh said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had no role in the alleged attack on former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's convoy, claiming that those involved acted over their homes being "looted and demolished" in the past.

Speaking to reporters here, Singh said, "Our party is against it. They did so because their homes were being looted and demolished. There was no BJP program there; no one from the BJP was present."

His remarks came after Banerjee's vehicle was allegedly attacked with stones and other objects in West Bengal, triggering a political confrontation between the ruling BJP and the opposition Trinamool Congress (TMC).

The former CM was allegedly attacked when she...