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State BJP president stopped on way to violence-hit Beldanga
The Statesman
|November 21, 2024
The clashes in Beldanga erupted over a provocative message displayed at a temporary Kartik Puja gate
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BJP West Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar was preventively arrested by Kotvvali police on Wednesday afternoon while attempting to Visit violence-hit Beldanga in Murshidabad district. The police, citing prohibitory orders under Section 17 O of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), stopped Majumdar's convoy near the Dwijendralal Bridge on the national highway around 12.40 pm.
Majumdar, who was accompanied by other BJP leaders, was en route to assess the situation in Beldanga, where communal clashes broke out on Saturday night over an objectionable message displayed on a gate erected for Kartik Puja. The violence injured 17 people and caused significant property damage, prompting the imposition of prohibitory orders and suspension of intemet services in the area.
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