Bhabanipur bypoll: Ruckus during BJP campaign, Dilip Ghosh manhandled, security guard pulls out gun - WATCH

Kolkata: With the campaigning for Bhabanipur assembly bypoll coming to an end this afternoon, several BJP stalwarts visited the constituency on Monday and during the canvassing BJP MP Dilip Ghosh was allegedly manhandled by unidentified elements.

His security personnel were seen pointing their guns in the air to disperse the crowd, which gathered there and started raising anti-BJP slogans.

Watch: this is what happened when BJP Natl VP Dilip Ghosh went for campaigning at Jadu Babu Bazar under Bhawanipore pic.twitter.com/P7pyxWHoJw

— Sachin Agarwal (@SachinA34217498) September 27, 2021

BJP workers and Mr Ghosh alleged that he was attacked by the TMC workers who also chanted slogans against him.

Party MP Arjun Singh also faced some obstructions when he visited the constituency to campaign for their candidate Priyanka Tibrewal.

The constituency comprises eight civic body wards with a total 2,06,389 voters.

The Trinamool Congress, the BJP and the CPI(M) are in the fray, while the Congress is not contesting the seat. (UNI)