Kolkata: West Bengal's Basirhat resident Maulana Sharif Pirzada Mohammed Khobayeb Amin from a very influential cleric in the region was allegedly attacked by TMC men on May 15.

Maulana Sharif Pirzada Mohammed Khobayeb Amin suspects TMC to be behind the attack as he had revolted against Mamata Banerjee and her candidate from Basirhat constituency –Nushrat Jahan.

The TMC candidate Nusrat Jahan,  from Basirhat, had offered prayers and paid obeisance at different temples during election campaign. Pirzada questioned the move of Nusrat, a Muslim, offering prayers at a temple. In response,  He said that there is a difference between visiting a temple and offering prayers there.

PM Narendra Modi to offer prayers at Kedarnath

He asked, “Why does a Muslim candidate need to offer prayer in a temple to prove a secular image? Under threat from BJP did Mamata make Nushrat Jahan act in a temple?”

The cleric dubbed it “Nushrat's hypocrisy for political gains”. He asked if Nushrat was "acting inside those temples to fool Hindus".

Rahul Gandhi Mocks Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his First Press Meet

Muslims constitute 56% of the vote share In Basirhat. Pirzada openly admitted that their support has brought people to power including former TMC MP Idris Ali. But now he has urged the people to not vote for Nushrat because he is of the opinion Mamata has cheated Muslims.