Kolkata, Nov. 6 -- A political war of words has erupted over the recovery of Rs 1.02 crore from a Trinamool Congress party office in Diamond Harbour, with West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya launching a sharp attack on Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee after the latter described the police action as a "poorly scripted drama".

Reacting to Abhishek's detailed explanation of the circumstances surrounding the seizure, Bhattacharya alleged that the entire Trinamool leadership in Diamond Harbour should be behind bars and accused the ruling party of being responsible for several incidents of political violence.

"What was Sevaashray? Everyone associated with Trinamool Congress in Diamond Harbour should be put behind bars. People have not fo...