Nadia, April 29 -- BJP candidate from the Chapra Assembly constituency, Saikat Sarkar, alleged that a BJP polling agent was assaulted by TMC workers at a booth in Nadia district during the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections.

Speaking to ANI, Sarkar said, "At around 6 in the morning, our agent Mosharraf Mir was going to booth number 53. At that time, the TMC candidate, his goon Mufizul, and other people came together and hit him on the forehead from behind with a gun and a rod. He suffered six stitches, so he is still in the hospital. After that, a complaint was filed at the police station. We want free and fair elections..."

Earlier today, in the morning hours, a BJP Booth worker, Mosharraf Mir, assigned to booth number 53 u...