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Violence hits Bhatpara again!

A fresh clash between police and the BJP supporters after BJP delegation visits the area. Police had to use batons to remove locals.

Violence again at Bhatpara after BJP delegation to visits the area

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Published : Jun 22, 2019, 4:03 PM IST

Updated : Jun 23, 2019, 8:40 AM IST

Kolkata: As the three-member BJP delegation arrived at trouble-torn Bhatpara on Saturday, there was a clash between police and the BJP supporters.

Police had to use batons to remove locals from the spot in Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas, as the BJP delegation visits the area.

Violence hits Bhatpara again!

The BJP central leadership had asked the team led by SS Ahluwalia, an MP from West Bengal, to visit Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas district. He is accompanied by MPs Satya Pal Singh and BD Ram, besides other state leaders. Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh was also accompanying them.

The delegation will meet family members of the deceased and talk to the locals. It will submit a report to party president and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Two people had died and seven others injured in clashes in Bhatpara between the groups suspected to be attached to TMC and BJP on Thursday. Section 144 has been imposed by the administration in the wake of the clashes.

Earlier in the day, a joint delegation of CPI(M) and Congress headed by Leader of Opposition Abdul Mannan and CPI(M) leader Sujan Chakraborty visited the troubled areas of Baruipara, Jagaddal, Bhatpara. They demanded a CBI inquiry into the killings.

On Friday, the BJP leadership had also demanded a CBI inquiry into the incident to bring out the truth.

A TMC citadel for long, Bhatpara has been witnessing frequent post-poll violence between the rival parties.

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Last Updated : Jun 23, 2019, 8:40 AM IST

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