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TMC and BJP trade barb after ABVP supporters vandalise college near Amit Shah’s Kolkata rally
BJP chief Amit Shah’s roadshow on Tuesday ended in violence and arson after supporters of the saffron party clashed with student members of the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP).
The members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad barged into the city’s Vidyasagar College, set fire to motorcycles and vandalised the bust of luminary Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.Violent clashes: The violence started around Tuesday evening after TMCP members shouted anti-BJP slogans at Shah’s convoy as it was passing by.
Fifteen students were injured in the subsequent clashes while Police had to use batons to bring the crowd under control,Verbal duel: While Shah called this an attempt to “strangulate democracy", CM Mamata Banerjee hit out at the BJP saying that they had brought in goons from outside Bengal.
“How little you know about Bengal, its rich history, its culture. Bengal will never forgive for what you did today," Banerjee said.
The rally with its saffron balloons, BJP flags and artistes dressed like Hanuman, dancing to the tune of “Jai Shri Ram" was a first-of-its-kind in the city.Iran Foreign Minister to hold talks today with India amid tensions with US over oil exports
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