Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 14 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the West Bengal government over the chaos that erupted during football icon Lionel Messi 's Kolkata appearance, alleging a "total collapse of law and order" in the state and blaming what he described as an entrenched VIP culture for ruining the event.
Referring to the disorder during Messi 's Kolkata leg of the 'GOAT Tour 2025', Sarma said accountability should begin at the top. "The State's Home Minister, who is the Chief Minister, and the Kolkata Police Commissioner should have been arrested," he said, while adding that he was not justifying or opposing the arrest of the event organiser. "First responsibility goes to the home minister of the state and the

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