"Operation Lotus failing; BJP pressured TMC MPs, vandalised houses; took away my security, but I will not succumb": Kirti Azad
Jun 12, 2026
"The way those MPs who didn't sign were pressured... BJP people were sitting in their houses, police were guarding them from outside. Houses of many were demolished, vandalised. Families were intimidated and threatened. Many got scared. See the list--first eight agreed, including Bapi Halder, a first-time MP whose house was completely demolished. He was trembling, but he signed. Two more MPs followed. Now, the BJP needs them too. Usually, they abuse them, but now they need two-thirds," he said.