NEW DELHI: Clashes broke out between supporters of the TMC and the BJP close to Girish Park in central Kolkata on Saturday, about 5 km from the Brigade Parade Floor the place Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to deal with a rally later within the day. A police officer and a BJP chief had been injured within the violence, officers mentioned.The confrontation happened barely half an hour earlier than Modi’s rally, which marks the end result of the BJP’s statewide ‘Parivartan Yatra’ forward of the West Bengal Meeting elections.
Amid the violence, allegations additionally surfaced that stones had been thrown in direction of the residence of West Bengal minister Shashi Panja within the Girish Park space.In keeping with eyewitnesses, supporters of each events pelted stones at one another and raised slogans throughout the conflict.BJP supporters alleged that the assault started whereas they had been heading in direction of the rally venue and elevating slogans in assist of the prime minister.
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“Stones had been thrown at us with none provocation. In addition they abused us,” a BJP activist advised a Bengali information channel.The BJP claimed that a number of automobiles had been broken throughout the conflict.Native TMC employees rejected the allegation and mentioned BJP supporters had first hurled abuses and began pelting stones. In addition they alleged that stones had been thrown on the residences of native TMC leaders throughout the incident.A big police contingent rushed to the spot and introduced the scenario beneath management.Throughout his go to to West Bengal, the prime minister can be scheduled to unveil and lay the inspiration stones of growth initiatives price greater than Rs 18,000 crore.
