Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- Panihati BJP MLA Ratna Debnath, in a video circulated on social media, was found claiming that some BJP local leaders were taking money from the contractors engaged for repairing roads.
Debnath was found saying that she received a complaint against some BJP leaders, and Urban Development minister Agnimitra Paul also sent her a message in this regard. The video, however, could not be verified.
She also said that those BJP leaders were threatening the local people who are scared. She also took the name of a local BJP leader and accused him of extortion.
In the backdrop of allegations of extortion involving his party men, the state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on a number of occasions issued an "urgent warning" to party workers and leaders alike, directing them to "maintain transparency" and "refrain from any activity that could damage the party's image".
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