The Trinamool Congress on Monday alleged that the BJP had “hijacked” the protests over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. MP Saket Gokhale alleged that a “sinister toolkit” campaign was aimed at toppling the West Bengal government over the incident.

In a long post, Gokhale claimed that BJP’s IT cell was running an “organised campaign”, calling for the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. He said the party made ‘Mamata must resign’ trending on social media after the CBI took over the case on August 15.

“BJP has unleashed a sinister toolkit in Bengal. The agenda is focused – to topple the government. There’s an organised campaign being run by BJP by trending ‘Mamata Must Resign’. A genuine protest has been hijacked entirely by BJP,” Gokhale tweeted.

The Trinamool Congress leader said there was “zero updates” from the CBI after taking over the case. He alleged that BJP leaders and workers had “hijacked” the protests over trainee doctor’s rape and murder by replacing “genuine protesters”.

“It’s been 5 days since CBI took over the case and there’s zero updates. But not a single protest has been done against CBI. Genuine protesters have now been replaced by BJYM and BJP workers on the streets of Kolkata,” he said.