BJP activists pelted the law enforcers with stones following which Police restored to mild lathi-charge to disperse the crowds. Some workers have been also detained. BJP National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya was supposed to arrive at the spot, but protestors have been dispersed prior to that.
Countering BJP’s agitation more than alleged delay in building of Majerhat bridge, the ruling TMC on Thursday took out a procession, claiming that the saffron celebration was resorting to “cheap drama” to get publicity.
The whole bridge had to be pulled down post the collapse of the 40-year-old bridge in September 2018 and a new cable-stayed bridge is getting constructed which is anticipated to be thrown open to the public in December.
State minister and TMC gecretary General Partha Chatterjee, who led the rally, asked the celebration members “not to get swayed by any provocation by the BJP”.
“I wonder why no BJP demonstration was held before the railway head office in the city, as the opening of newly made Majherhat bridge depended on approval by the railways,” Chatterjee mentioned.
He accused the saffron celebration of bringing difficulty makers from elsewhere to “instigate violence”.
Chatterjee, along with other celebration leaders and activists, covered Majherhat, Tararala and components of New Alipore region on foot through the rally.
(With inputs from Agencies)