Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP’s minder for Bengal, reportedly called up two state leaders on Sunday and asked them to react judiciously to the controversy over the arrest of the party’s youth leader Pamela Goswami for allegedly carrying cocaine.

“Kailash-ji is very upset with the incident and the manner the two leaders have been giving reactions to the media. There is little doubt that the incident embarrassed the party,” said a source.

According to the source, Vijayvargiya called up the party’s youth wing chief Saumitra Khan and Rakesh Singh and spoke to them at length.

While Bishnupur MP Khan couldn’t be contacted, Singh denied that the directive had come from Vijayvargiya.