Bhubaneswar, Feb. 16 -- The six-member central committee of BJP comprising Union Ministers and MPs was stopped by police in West Bengal's Rampur from visiting Sandeshkhali on Friday.

The committee was formed by the party to probe the alleged incidents of sexual harassment and violence against women in Sandeshkhali.

The committee accompanied by BJP legislator Agnimitra Paul started for Sandeshkhali on Friday morning. But as soon as they reached Rampur area, which is at a distance from Sandeshkhali, they were stopped by a huge police contingent deployed there.

Following the development, there was a heated exchange of words between the committee members and the police officials. While the committee members argued that only five of them wo...