Reacting to TMC leader Abdur Rahim Bakshi threatening BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh, BJP leader Amit Malviya said, "Is this democracy or terror?" "Violence is not new to TMC; it is their political culture. And in Malda-Murshidabad...such threats are a reflection of how TMC sustains its politics," Malviya added. Without naming Ghosh, Bakshi stated, "I'll burn your face with acid."