Lucknow, June 2 -- Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP over alleged violence against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Abhishek Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee, claiming that recent incidents reflected "hooliganism" and raising questions over police inaction.

Speaking to ANI, Tiwari said, "The TMC has faced three attacks. Mamata-ji's nephew and MP, Abhishek, was attacked. Subsequently, Kalyan Banerjee was attacked. Furthermore, TMC offices in several locations were vandalised. All of this was orchestrated by the BJP."

Questioning police presence during the incidents, he said, "I would like to ask: when Abhishek Banerjee was being attacked, the police were standing right nearby--why did they not intervene?...