Several people were injured and houses were burnt when violence broke out between the Trinamool Congress and BJP supporters in Arambagh area of Hooghly district, police said. According to sources the clashes erupted after the Trinamool goons resisted the BJP workers from putting up their party banners at a village in Arambagh.
“Hired goons of the Trinamool Congress attacked the villagers with bombs when they tried to put up BJP flags leading to a skirmish,” said locals. However Trinamool workers said the BJP torched their houses and rice mounds. “At least five houses were torched by the BJP goons” sources said adding the rival outfits were fighting for past 3-4 days with guns and bombs while no police intervened. No arrest had yet been made but the police had been rushed to the spot sources in the district administration said.