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**Trinamool Congress Leader Accused of Assaulting Headmaster in West Bengal School**

**Kolkata, September 18, 2025** – A video circulating on social media has ignited a political firestorm in West Bengal, showing a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader allegedly attacking a school headmaster inside the Kakdwip Birendra Bidyaniketan school in South 24 Parganas district. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, September 16th, has drawn condemnation from opposition parties, who are accusing the ruling TMC of fostering a climate of violence and intimidation.

The CCTV footage shows headmaster Milan Kanti Pal fleeing through the school corridors as Tridib Barui, president of the school’s management committee and a local TMC panchayat member, purportedly chases and physically assaults him. Pal claims that CCTV footage from his office, where the alleged assault began, has been deleted.

Barui denies the assault, claiming that Mr. Pal was collecting money from students without informing the committee and attacked him when questioned. Mr. Pal refutes this, stating that Barui attempted to coerce him into signing a document containing false accusations and assaulted him when he refused.

BJP West Bengal State president Samik Bhattacharya shared the video on X, decrying the incident as “shameful” and evidence of the TMC’s disregard for educational institutions. He stated that the teaching community is insecure and said that this terror reveals the true face of the Trinamool Congress.

Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury echoed this sentiment, questioning the state of education in West Bengal under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and suggesting that academic standards are being destroyed.

In response, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh has stated that the incident is isolated and is being investigated. He assured that action will be taken against whoever is found to be in the wrong.

The incident highlights the ongoing tensions in West Bengal politics and raises serious concerns about the safety and security of educators in the state.

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