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The stone pelting incident took place just hours after Mamata Banerjee announced that she will contest the Assembly polls from Nandigram.
Stones were hurled at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers during a roadshow in Kolkata on Monday adding to the already charged up atmosphere in West Bengal ahead of assembly elections.Â
Stones were pelted at BJP workers who were part of a rally attended by Union Minister Debasree Chaudhuri, state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh and Suvendu Adhikari in Kolkata. A huge police deployment was made in the state capital s Mudiali area following the incident to prevent the situation from escalating further.
Violence At BJP Roadshow In Kolkata Amid Go Back Chants Violence At BJP Roadshow In Kolkata Amid Go Back Chants Trouble was reported from at least three locations on the BJP roadshow s 2.5 km route from Tollygunge Metro Station to Rash Behari More in south Kolkata an area that is the bastion of the Trinamool Congress.
Stones were reportedly thrown at BJP roadshow in Kolkata, there was huge police presence at the spot.
Kolkata:
Stones were hurled at a BJP roadshow in Kolkata this evening, hours after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee s rally at Nandigram where she pitched herself against party turncoat Suvendu Adhikari in the coming state elections. He was leading the roadshow down an area viewed as a bastion of the ruling Trinamool Congress in Kolkata when bottles were reportedly thrown from rooftops, some people carrying Trinamool flags were seen hurling stones at the roadshow and shouting go back slogans.