10 injured in TMC, BJP clash in Bengal

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10 injured in TMC, BJP clash in Bengal

Wednesday, 27 March 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Kolkata

At least 10 people were injured as violence erupted in parts of Bengal, sources said adding the members of TMC and the BJP clashed at Kumirmari in Gosaba block under Joynagar parliamentary constituency in South 24 Parganas.

Clashes erupted over alleged "area domination" by the rival parties, sources said adding several members of each party had been injured and were hospitalized. "The BJP is making it a political issue but the clash was local," said local TMC MLA Shaukat Molla conceding that members of both the parties were injured in the clash. The BJP leaders however said that the TMC was "trying to stop our men from campaigning in the area leading to skirmishes."

Similar face-offs were reported from Dinhata in Cooch Behar district of North Bengal where a local TMC leader alleged that BJP men had thrown bombed at his house though no one was injured. Clashes also took place at Kanthalia village in Behramore constituency where the BJP and TMC workers came to blows over the control of a particular area.

In Capital Kolkata too the members of the two parties exchanged blows at Bansdroni in South Kolkata. They were fighting for the control of a wall on which the rival parties were staking claims for writing wall graffiti source said.

Meanwhile, after receiving complaints that the police were not guiding the central forces to sensitive areas for domination the Election Commission has directed the police administration to report every such move and keep the EC posted on day-to-day basis.

"The police administration will be required to inform the Commission on day-to-day basis and that will again be put online … the people and all other stake holders are free to bring such lapses if any to the notice of the Commission," officials said.

Earlier the voters and even the political parties complained to the ECI saying the police were leading the CAPF to wrong and rather peaceful areas and skirting the sensitive zones for the purpose of area domination.

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