Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party's national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya was arrested by the Kolkata Police, along with other leaders of the party, including Mukul Roy and Joyprakash Majumdar, for leading 'Abhinandan Yatra', a rally in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in South Kolkata on Friday afternoon. They were later released on bail.
Senior police officials said the rally was not allowed as the BJP leaders had not taken permission from them.
Since morning, BJP workers, including those belonging to Mahila Morcha, began to assemble near Tollygunge Phari. They shouted slogans in favour of the CAA and National Register of Citizens (NRC). They criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for opposing the CAA and NRC and stated that she did not want progress of the country.
Around noon, the BJP leaders appeared on the scene and told policemen that a rally would be held between Tollygunge Phari and Hazra Road.
The police put up barricades and requested the leaders to call off the rally as no prior permission had been taken. The BJP workers forcefully broke down the barricades and a scuffle between them and the police ensued. The police arrested the leaders and the workers and took them to Lalbazar from where they were released on bail.