Cong leader sprays Kumbh water on municipality, faces action
The Statesman | 4 March 2025
The Burdwan Municipality slapped charges of criminal trespass, mischief causing damage, intentional insult provoking breach of trust and causing obstruction to on-duty public servants against a Pradesh Congress leader today and the local Burdwan PS has registered a specific case against him.
Gaurav Samaddar, Pradesh Congress leader was seen spraying water brought from Mahakumbh at different locations of the Burdwan Municipality office building today. Samaddar said: “This I did purposely to make the civic body corruption free. Also, I felt that the sacred water will purify the Municipality office.” The Municipality authority, after Samaddar’s departure, lodged a complaint with the Burdwan PS.