murshidabad: Trinamool Congress and supporters of Aam Janata Unnayan Social gathering (AUJP) founder Humayun Kabir clashed violently on Thursday over the crude bomb incident.
Supporters attacked one another with lathes, threw stones and broken autos standing on the aspect of the highway.
Safety forces rapidly took management of the state of affairs and eliminated the supporters concerned within the violence.
This got here after Humayun Kabir right now visited the Nauda space the place crude bombs had been hurled late on Wednesday night time forward of the primary part of polling in West Bengal.
Humayun Kabir organized a sit-in protest at night time, claiming police had assaulted his supporters and demanded their elimination.
He additionally requested the EC to take motion in opposition to the TMC employees concerned in right now’s clashes.
“I need the Nouda law enforcement officials who assaulted my supporters all night time lengthy. This should not occur. The Election Fee ought to take motion in opposition to them… They need to deploy new law enforcement officials there. Till then, I’ll proceed to sit down right here and protest… My persons are being overwhelmed and threatened. This could not occur. The Election Fee ought to take motion in opposition to the TMC officers who did all this,” Humayun Kabir stated.
ECI officers stated the Election Fee has requested the DM/DEO for a report on the strain within the Nouda dispute between Humayun Kabir and TMC employees.
Safety personnel had been deployed to manage the state of affairs amid tensions between social gathering officers and police in the course of the voting course of. Police had been compelled to make use of minor lathi fees to clear among the crowd, however denied the state of affairs was getting out of hand.
A witness to the crude bomb-throwing incident stated, “This incident most likely occurred between 8:00 and eight:30 p.m. A girl was injured within the incident. We do not know who was concerned. It’s extremely scary as a result of we do not know when it’s going to occur once more. The leaders have come right here, so this might trigger hassle once more.”
In West Bengal, a fierce battle is unfolding between the incumbent Trinamool Congress, which is in search of a fourth consecutive time period, and the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering, which is in search of to type the federal government after its sturdy efficiency within the final election.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in search of her fourth consecutive time period, and the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering, which secured 77 seats within the final election, is making new strikes towards forming a authorities within the state.
In West Bengal, political events are vying for 294 seats in parliament. In keeping with the Election Fee of India (ECI), 152 meeting constituencies shall be coated within the first part and 142 seats within the second part. A complete of 1,478 candidates are within the fray at this stage.
Counting of votes is scheduled for Might 4 (ANI)
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