Shah holds road show in Kolkata
KOLKATA: In a show of strength ahead of the final phase of polls, Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah Tuesday held a road show in the city in support of the party’s candidates.
The rally started at around 4.30 pm from Esplande area in central Kolkata to Swami Vivekananda’s house in north Kolkata.
Shah was accompanied by BJP’S Kolkata north and Kolkata south candidates Rahul Sinha and Chandra Kumar Bose respectively.
Tableaux highlighting the culture of various parts of the state and country were seen moving ahead of the convoy.
Meanwhile, a number of houses, shops and vehicles were damaged and several policemen injured in clashes that went on for three days between workers of the Trinamool Congress and the BJP in Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat where polling will be held on May 19, officials said Tuesday.
The situation in South 24 Parganas district is peaceful now and the West Bengal government has sought a report from the district administration.
“Several houses, shops and vehicles were ransacked during the clashes that began on Friday night and continued for three days. No casualty was reported,” a senior official at the state secretariat told PTI.
“This is a political clash, not communal. We have sought report from the district administration on this,” the IAS officer said.
Enquired about the current situation there, he said, “At the moment everything is normal and peaceful. We have posted a police picket there.”
The clashes broke out in places of Satgachhia assembly segment under Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat and several policemen were injured in clashes, a district official said.