Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in West Bengal on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after the ruling party sought urgent appointments with the President of India and the West Bengal Governor over a recent attack on Abhishek Banerjee's office.

Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar pointed out the irony in the TMC's move, recalling how the party used to mock the BJP for approaching the Governor in the past.

"Back when we were in the opposition, we faced intense attacks from the Trinamool Congress. We used to approach the Governor then, and we were mocked for it. At that time, the Governor's office, or the Governor himself, was ridiculed. Today, it is the Trinamool Congress itself th...