Kolkata, July 4 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Saturday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was attempting to take control of party offices across West Bengal.

This comes after the rebel faction led by West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Ritabrata Banerjee took possession of the TMC's state office in Kolkata.

Reacting to the development, Roy brushed aside Banerjee's claim that his faction was the "real" TMC, calling it insignificant.

"Ritabrata was a CPM man. Why does he keep talking about the party? His words carry no weight," Roy told ANI.

Referring to the incident at the party office, the TMC MP alleged that some people had locked the premises and claimed that the police prevented him from removing the l...