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As the political battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) gets more fierce by the day, ahead of the Assembly elections in the state, workers of the two parties were engaged in a violent altercation in Jagaddal area of Bhatpara, North 24 Parganas in the wee hours of Thursday, 18 March, the police said.
Speaking to ANI, Barrackpore Police Commissioner Ajay Nand said that several nearby houses were also vandalised.
At least three people have been reported to be injured so far.
Earlier, speaking to ANI, Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh alleged that the TMC workers resorted to violence and also broke CCTV cameras in the vicinity.
“Bombs have been hurled at around 15 places and CCTV cameras installed by the police have been broken by three people and their associates,” he said.
Refuting claims of BJP workers being involved in the incident as well, Singh said that Nand was biased.
Meanwhile, senior BJP leaders reacted to the episode and said that they will seek action from the Election Commission.
“TMC is synonymous with 'politics of violence'. Even after implementation of MCC, goons are hurling bombs and firing bullets there. The Election Commission should take it as a warning otherwise we suspect polling would not happen peacefully there,” BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya told ANI.
“We will approach the Election Commission regarding the incident,” said Mukul Roy while speaking to the media in Delhi.
(With inputs from ANI.)
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