West Bengal Police on Monday raided home of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker on complaint of Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar in Basarat, North 24 Parganas district.Dastidar alleged that the BJP workers were distributing money to influence voters for the forthcoming polling for the Lok Sabha elections. "They are distributing money. The BJP, on the other hand, accused the TMC candidate of attacking its meeting.BJP leader Mukul Roy said, "BJP's Arvind Menon was holding a meeting with few leaders in Barasat. Few people led by Dastidar went there and attacked the cars parked outside. "Alleging that democratic space was shrinking under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led government, he said: "There is no democracy in this state."

Source: dna May 14, 2019 10:41 UTC