Wednesday 15 May 2019

War of words over Kolkata violence during Amit Shah’s roadshow: Key facts

Conflicts broke out between BJP supporters and understudy activists and those of the Left and Trinamool Congress Chatra Parishad (TMCP) amid Amit Shah’s roadshow in the city on Tuesday.
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BJP national president Amit Shah’s roadshow prompted a noteworthy peace emergency in the state capital as an extensive number of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) individuals conflicted with Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) supporters at College Street on Tuesday evening. While Shah got away safe, he was compelled to stop the roadshow and must be escorted to security by police.
ABVP supporters burst in to the close-by Vidyasagar College at Shankar Ghose Lane and went out of control, harming school property. They likewise brought down a statue of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, a prominent scholar and a key figure of Bengal Renaissance, and set two or three bikes ablaze.
Contingents of Kolkata Police conveyed for the roadshow swung without hesitation and were seen pursuing ceaselessly the warring gatherings. “There was an endeavor by TMC crooks to assault me. Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal boss priest) attempted to incite savagery. In any case, I am protected,” Shah stated, including that police remained a quiet observer amid the conflicts.
Addressing News18, Vidyasagar College important Gautam Kundu stated, “I denounce this episode. How might somebody enter a school and harm its property? This is disturbing as I have never seen such an occurrence as of late. In addition to the fact that they broke the furnishings they broke an antique statue of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. We will hold up an objection with the police against the BJP aggressors.”
“They fled with a PC and a satchel of a female school staff. It’s a dishonorable episode,” Kundu included. Inconvenience began around 5.40 pm when Shah’s caravan entered College Street. Waving dark banners, TMCP individuals had accumulated in the zone close Calcutta University. Raising mottos, they requested that Shah return…

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