Kolkata, Sep 13: West Bengal Police aprrehended four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers from Panagarh Railway Station in West Burdwan district while they heading towards Bengal BJP’s march to the Nabanna secretariat.
According to sources, the four BJP workers were arrested before boarding the train at Panagarh station. They have alleged that the police are selectively arresting only BJP workers and supporters after entering each train station.
The BJP workers and police clashed outside the Raniganj railway station as workers leave for Kolkata for ‘Nabanna March.’ The state police have taken BJP workers into preventive custody.
All about the protest march to Nabanna BJP supporters from across West Bengal started arriving in Kolkata and neighbouring Howrah on Tuesday morning to take part in the saffron party’s ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ (march to secretariat) to protest against alleged corrupt practices of the TMC government.
The BJP has hired several trains – three from north Bengal and four from south Bengal – to bring its party members and supporters from different parts of the state to the metropolis and Howrah for the march.
Traffic restrictions have been put in place along several key stretches of the city in view of the BJP’s ‘Nabanna Abhijan’, police said.
Barricades have also been placed on the Second Hooghly Bridge, which connects the metropolis with Nabanna, a police officer said.
BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh is expected to lead the procession from north Kolkata, while leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari will be part of the rally from Santragachi area.
