Tag: Midnapore

  • TMC-BJP clashes rock parts of West Bengal, few injured

    By PTI
    KOLKATA: Clashes broke out between supporters of the ruling TMC and the BJP in several areas of East and West Midnapore districts of Bengal on Sunday, leaving a few of them injured, sources in the two parties said.

    Maintaining that the TMC launched an attack on the activists of his party, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said such harassment would only help the saffron camp grow from strength to strength.

    “With every attack on our party workers, more people would come out in our support,” Adhikari, who quit the Mamata Banerjee camp to join the BJP last month, told reporters during a roadshow in Purulia.

    Workers of the two parties also crossed swords at Bhajachauli in Kanthi area of East Midnapore district, the sources said.

    Local BJP leaders alleged that a few of its workers sustained injuries in the attack, even as the TMC claimed that infighting in the saffron camp led to the clashes.

    Violence was also reported from Marishda in East Midnapore district.

    At Keshpur in West Midnapore, activists of the two parties allegedly fought each other with bricks and sticks.

    Denying the BJP’s allegation, TMC East Midnapore district president Ajit Maity said that his party, in fact, had been “showing restraint in the face of provocation by saffron party supporters”.

  • Bengal’s political mercury heats up with Amit Shah’s tour, road show to pay tribute to Tagore

    Today is the second day of Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit in West Bengal. Amit Shah will attend the Vishwabharati University program in Bolpur at 11 am today. Guru will pay tribute to Rabindranath Tagore. At the same time, there is also a meal program at the house of the folk singer Basudev Das. The Home Minister will do a road show at 2 pm.

    On the first day of the West Bengal tour, the Home Minister addressed a large rally in West Midnapore. During this, he attacked the Mamata government fiercely. She said that Mamata Banerjee will be left alone in the party till the elections come. Home Minister Shah said that Mamta Banerjee has no relationship with her mother, Mati, Manush, and West Bengal will now accept changes.