Howrah: Violence broke out between two teams when a Ram Navami procession was taken out in West Bengal’s Howrah metropolis, the place a number of autos had been torched and outlets had been ransacked on Thursday night. Police stated plenty of folks had been detained on this connection. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who’s on a dharna, stated strict motion will likely be taken in opposition to the culprits. A police officer stated the incident occurred when the procession was passing by the Kazipara locality.
Several outlets and auto-rickshaws had been ransacked in the course of the violence whereas plenty of vehicles together with a number of police autos had been set on fireplace. Four fireplace tenders had been pressed into service to extinguish the blaze. The police used power to disperse the mob. A big contingent of police was deployed within the locality the place the scenario is acknowledged to be beneath management.
VIDEO | Clash between two teams in Kajipara in West Bengal. pic.twitter.com/n2cutIbqbo
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The chief minister slammed the BJP for allegedly making an attempt to stoke communal rigidity in the course of the Ram Navami procession in Howrah and stated these concerned within the incident is not going to be spared. “I have repeatedly said that I will not block any Ram Navami procession. I had given clear instructions to the police in this regard. While one community is celebrating Annapurna Puja, the other is observing fast during Ramzan,” she stated whereas concluding her 30-hour prolonged sit-in in an indication within the metropolis.
“Those who were involved in today’s violence will not be spared. I do not support riot mongers and consider them the enemy of the country. The BJP has always targeted Howrah. The other targets for them are Park Circus and Islampur. Everybody must be alert in their localities,” she stated.
Senior BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari, nevertheless, dubbed the allegations as baseless. “The chief minister and the state administration are responsible for the violence,” Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition within the West Bengal meeting, stated.
