BJP supporters attack police for stopping 'illegal' bike rallies
Kolkata: Police were heckled by BJP supporters across the state after their bike rallies in the name of 'Sankalpa Yatra' were stopped due to lack of permission. In multiple places, police personnel were injured after being attacked by BJP supporters.
On Sunday, BJP supporters organised multiple bike rallies from various parts of Kolkata. However, as no permission had been taken for the same, police tried to stop the bike rallies. Despite repeated requests to stop, the BJP supporters tried to continue forcefully. Later, forces of Kolkata Police intervened and arrested 135 BJP supporters. 59 bikes were seized as well.
Apart from Kolkata, the incident also occurred in several districts. On Sunday morning, a bike rally led by Union minister Babul Supriyo commenced from Nuni Mor at Asansol. After the rally reached Amdiha, police stopped the rally. Immediately, the BJP supporters allegedly attacked on-duty police personnel. They resorted to hooliganism and used sticks and bamboos to beat up the police. The officer-in-charge of a local police station was injured in the scuffle.
Meanwhile, the situation turned worse when police stopped another bike rally at Goaltor in West Midnapore on Sunday. Immediately, police and BJP supporters got involved in a tussle. Soon, some BJP leaders started pelting bricks at the police. A brick hit Uttam Mitra, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Operations. Five more police personnel including an assistant sub-inspector were also injured. They were rushed to Goaltor Hopsital. Later, several BJP supporters were arrested in connection with the incident.
In Birbhum, police stopped another bike rally organised by BJP. Several supporters were detained. Due to intervention by the police, BJP supporters failed to start their 'illegal' bike rally at Ashoknagar in North 24-Parganas. They put up a blockade on Jirat Road, which was cleared later. The party allegedly tried to create unrest in the name of their 'Sankalpa Yatra' in other states as well.
