Bengal polls: Nine arrested after BJP, TMC workers clash in Kolkata

Five workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party and four Trinamool Congress members were arrested after a clash outside a Kolkata police station on Monday, reported ANI.

The clash erupted during the campaign for the Assembly elections. Polling in West Bengal will be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29. The votes will be counted on May 4.

The campaign for the first phase concludes on Tuesday.

On Monday, the supporters of BJP’s Kolkata Port candidate Rakesh Singh gathered at a meeting on Hossain Shah Road and shouted slogans, ANI quoted police officers as saying.

Trinamool Congress workers also shouted slogans in response, leading to violence, the news agency reported.

A few persons were injured in the clashes, IANS quoted Deputy Commissioner of Police Harikrishna Pai as saying.

Three first information reports have been registered in connection with the incident, the police said.

Clashes between workers of the two parties were also reported in the Nandigram constituency, reported The Hindu on Monday. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is contesting the polls there.

TMC moves High Court

Amid this, advocate and Trinamool Congress’ Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee moved the High Court on Monday, raising concerns that several party workers could face arrest ahead of polling, reported The Telegraph.

The Election Commission is said to have prepared a list of nearly 1,000 individuals described as “troublemakers”,...

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