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TMC seeks meeting with EC in aftermath of Amit Shah roadshow violence

PTI
Published : May 15, 2019, 8:29 am IST
Updated : May 15, 2019, 10:45 am IST

Earlier, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had condemned the attack and mentioned that an inquiry will be done.

 Violance erupted during the roadshow of BJP President Amit Shah in Kolkata on Tuesday.(Photo: ANI)
  Violance erupted during the roadshow of BJP President Amit Shah in Kolkata on Tuesday.(Photo: ANI)

New Delhi: The TMC on Tuesday sought a meeting with the Election Commission over the destruction of a statue of Bengali writer and philosopher Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar during clashes between workers of the ruling party and the BJP.

Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) fought pitched battles on the streets of Kolkata during a massive road show by Amit Shah, who escaped unhurt but was forced to cut short the jamboree and had to be escorted to safety by the police.

Parts of the city plunged into a welter of violence as his convoy was attacked with stones by alleged TMC supporters from inside the hostel of Vidyasagar College, triggering a clash between supporters of the two parties, officials said.

"Trinamool parliamentary team comprising Derek O'Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Manish Gupta, Nadimul Haque seeks meeting with EC in aftermath of attack on Bengal's heritage after Shah roadshow in Kolkata. BJP outsider ruffians resort to arson and break Vidyasagar's bust," the TMC said in a tweet. Earlier, Brien, also TMC spokesperson, took to Twitter and alleged that "violent mob of outsiders" were behind the attack.

 

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