Kolkata, Dec. 26 -- Amid attacks on the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, who was shot at close range on December 12 while travelling in a rickshaw, a war of words has erupted between the BJP and TMC in India.

On Thursday, the official handle of West Bengal BJP posted a video in which BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty stated that the party will not let TMC turn West Bengal into West Bangladesh. Referring to the alleged lathicharge carried out by West Bengal Police near the premises of the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata, Chakraborty said, "This is a state for Bengali Hindus. If this is turned into Bangladesh, then where will we go?"

"We will not let the @AITCofficial turn West B...