In a bizarre turn of events, the rampant syndicate raj in West Bengal has come back to haunt the Trinamool Congress under its own rule. On Monday, goons from a local syndicate in south Kolkata barged into TMC Lok Sabha MP, Sugata Bose's residence seeking clarification on why the MP had not taken supply of construction material from them for a repair work at his residence.

According to the MP, a group of bike borne men first landed at his house in the morning after noticing some repair work which was underway in the balcony, and questioned the masons on duty. Later, they resurfaced in the afternoon when the MP and his 86-year-old mother encountered them and were even threatened.

"They asked me who the contractor was and why we did not procure cement and other material from them. When I tried calling the local police station, they spoke aggressively with me and my mother too," Bose told India Today at his residence.

The building on 90, Sarat Bose Road is a landmark in its own rights. It was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's elder brother and freedom fighter Sisir Kumar Bose who used to reside there and had hosted several INA stalwarts who had worked with Netaji.

The house has now been inherited by his wife and three time Trinamool Congress MP Krishna Bose and her son Sugata Bose, a renowned history professor at Harvard University.

"It was an extortion attempt and a clear case of trespassing and intimidation. What position I hold in the party is absolutely of no significance here. All I want to say is that ordinary citizens should not suffer such harassment. It has happened to me and I have responded but I am more concerned about ordinary citizens," Bose said.

Following a complaint by the MP stating his "concerns" about the safety of his mother, police have arrested six men from the vicinity, all of whom are known to be associated with supply of construction material in the area. Police claim, they indentified the miscreants from the CCTV footage from outside the house.

Reacting to the development, BJP leader and another Netaji family member Chandra Kumar Bose blamed chief minister Mamata Banerjee for the syndicate menace in the state.

"Sugata is my cousin and I'm shocked to hear how these miscreants even threatened my 86-year-old aunt. The chief minister is solely responsible for the impunity with which these goons are operating. It is happening next to her own constituency. I had raised the issue during last elections and look how it has come back to haunt the TMC itself," Bose said.

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