CPI(M) rally to protest the arrest of party workers

The police tried to stop the CPI(M) activists from marching towards the Amdanga police station. Following which a heated argument broke out between the police and the CPI(M)leaders.

The police tried to stop the CPI(M) activists from marching towards the Amdanga police station. Following which a heated argument broke out between the police and the CPI(M)leaders.

CPI(M) activists Monday staged a rally in North 24 Parganas district to protest the arrest of party workers for their alleged involvement in the killing of TMC workers in Amdanga area.

The CPI(M) had called for “gherao of Amdanga Police station” to protest the arrests of “innocent” CPI(M) activists.

The police tried to stop the CPI(M) activists from marching towards the Amdanga police station. Following which a heated argument broke out between the police and the CPI(M)leaders.

The CPI(M) leaders and workers staged a protest rally and squatted on the Santoshpur area of National Highway 34. The Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel were deployed in the area. “We demand release of CPI(M) workers who have been arrested in false cases. The TMC is not only running a corrupt but also an authoritarian government in the state,” CPI(M) politburo member Mohammed Salim said while addressing the rally.

Later the police persuaded the CPI(M) leaders to lift the road blockade.

Three persons were killed and 17 others injured in group clashes over formation of a panchayat board in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on August 29. The TMC had claimed that the three deceased persons were active members of their party. Several people were arrested and detained in connection with the killings of three persons.

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