On Friday, the police in the Howrah district of West Bengal claimed to have arrested 10 people, including “a local BJP leader,” on suspicion of operating a sex racket in a hotel. The major opposition party in the state refuted any connection to the accused individuals.
Police officials said that on Thursday night, they raided a hotel in the Sankrail area and arrested Sabyasachi Ghosh, who they identified as a local BJP leader, along with ten of his associates.
The incident has caused a political storm, with the ruling Trinamool Congress claiming that leaders engaged in the sex trade are being protected by the BJP as per the input from TheIndianExpress
BJP denies connection with arrested leader
“Our West Bengal unit denies having any association with the accused as we wish to put on record that Sabyasachi Ghosh holds no position in the party.This is yet another desperate attempt by the WB police to distract from the issue of rape and torture in Sandeshkhali in order to protect Mamata Banerjee” the statement signed by Howrah district BJP unit Chief Ramaprasad Bhattacharya said. “People of West Bengal want to know where is Shahjahan Sheikh. This is the only question Mamata Banerjee and West Bengal Police need to answer,” the statement added.