'Uttarkanya Abhijan': Teargas fired, water cannons used as BJP workers protest against Bengal govt |
'Uttarkanya Abhijan': Teargas fired, water cannons used as BJP workers protest against Bengal govt | IN PICS
PHOTO: Press Trust of India`
PHOTO: Press Trust of India`
PHOTO: Press Trust of India`
PHOTO: Press Trust of India`
PHOTO: Press Trust of India`
PHOTO: Press Trust of India`
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BJP workers on Monday clashed with the police in North Bengal, as they were stopped from moving past barricades at two points near branch secretariat 'Uttarkanya' during their rally in protest against TMC dispensation's "misrule".
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As part of the 'Uttarkanya Abhijan' called by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the actvists took out two protest marches, alleging that the state government has not fulfilled the promises made to the people of North Bengal.
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Security personnel fired teargas shell to disperse BJP workers as they carried out their protest against alleged corruption and deteriorating law and order in West Bengal.
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Police also used water cannons against BJP workers during their ‘Uttarkanya abhiyaan’, and were pelted with stones by the protesters in return.
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Some activists had even set fire to the bamboo barricades set up in the area.
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Several protesters and police personnel were injured in the clashes.
