Trinamool minister Sidduqullah Chowdhury threatens to quit after attack on convoy by own party supporters: 'Attempt to kill me'

Siddiqullah Chowdhury, Trinamool Congress MLA and West Bengal minister. (Image: X/@siddiqullahAITC)

West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader Sidduqullah Chowdhury has threatened to quit after his convoy was attacked by his own party supporters during a visit to his Manteswar Assembly constituency on Thursday.

Chowdhury has blamed a local Trinamool leader for the incident and called for a protest march on July 10. The protesters carrying black flags vandalised his car and also called him a "thief" and "extortionist".

"This was an attempt to kill me," Chowdhury later said, adding that stones were pelted at his car and the convoy he was travelling in. "The attack was planned by a corrupt TMC panchayat leader. The local police witnessed everything but took no action. I have contacted senior officials."

Chowdhury said he would have to quit the party if the attacks continued and accused local TMC leader Zila Parishad member Azizul Haque of carrying out the attack.

While Haque denied any involvement, TMC leader and chief of Monteswar gram panchayat, Rafiqul Islam Sheikh, said that it was the locals who had vented their anger against the MLA.

"Chowdhury is a corrupt leader. He extorts money. He never visited Monteswar after winning the election. Local people are angry with him. This was a spontaneous outburst," Sheikh said.