In a shocking incident, Malda district Trinamool Congress (TMC) president Abdur Rahim Bakshi threatened to attack a BJP MLA with acid during a protest rally on Saturday evening. Bakshi, who has earlier made headlines for his controversial remarks, once again made headlines when he talked about pouring acid in the mouth of a BJP MLA, drawing strong condemnation from the opposition party.

The statement was made by Bakshi at a gathering organised to protest against “atrocities against Bengali-speaking migrant labourers”. During the gathering, he attacked BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh, though he did not name him.

Referring to Ghosh’s remarks in the Assembly, in which he referred to Bengali migrant workers as “Rohingyas” or “Bangladeshis”. NDTV quoted Bakshi said: “Whoever brazenly says that the 30 lakh migrant workers from Bengal who work outside are not Bengalis, they are Rohingyas, they are Bangladeshis, he shouts. I said then, and I say it today, if I hear it again, I will burn your voice with acid. You know, this is West Bengal. We Bengalis will not give you a place to speak. I will burn your face with acid.”

Bakshi, who is known for his fiery language, then urged people to: “Tear BJP flags and socially boycott the party in the district,” as reported by NDTV.