Siliguri/ New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) The political row over the attack on two BJP leaders in flood and landslide-hit north Bengal flared up on Tuesday, as the Centre sought answers from the TMC government and the saffron camp alleged that "jihadi elements" were behind the assault, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met injured BJP MP Khagen Murmu in hospital.

The spiralling confrontation came on a day when the death toll from last week's devastating landslides and flash floods in Darjeeling district climbed to 32, with several people still missing and thousands stranded across the battered hills and plains.

In a surprise visit, Banerjee met Murmu at a private hospital in Siliguri, where the Malda Uttar MP is undergoing treatment for serious facial injuries sustained in Monday's mob assault at Na

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