BJP leader and former Naihati civic chairman Ganesh Das, 62, escaped an alleged bid on his life when miscreants hurled bombs at his car on Sunday early morning.

The bombs were hurled at Das’s car at three spots along the Kanchrapara-Barrackpore road in Halisahar, leaving the vehicle severely damaged.

Das was returning home after lodging a complaint at Bijpur police station in connection with a separate incident.

“I survived thanks to my driver who sped through the attack. The attackers were clearly ready to kill me,” Das alleged.

Sources said groups of Trinamul Congress and BJP workers had clashed at a youth club in Balibhara around 9pm on Saturday, leaving several supporters, including the BJP's Naihaiti unit chief, injured, prompting Das to respond to the incident.

Sources said a police team responded late on Saturday and brought Das back to Bijpur, releasing him only on Sunday morning.

BJP sources on Sunday, however, accused the police of playing a “partisan role”.

“They did not arrest the miscreants named in the earlier complaint,” said a BJP leader in Barrackpore.

Police sources, however, said Das had been brought to Bijpur station for “protection” and an investigation had been started in connection with the attack.