Election-related violence continued in various parts of Bengal with the rival political parties clashing against each other with bombs and bullets. In the process one person was killed and many people were injured in Hooghly district.
Birbhum continued to boil throughout the Sunday night when Trinamool, left and BJP cadres clashed against each other with bombs and bullets.
Two persons sustained bullet injuries in the skirmish. Sources said the Birbhum SP had immediately suspended the officer in-charge of the local police station.
A company of CRPF had been stationed at Parui, district administration said. Election for 11 seats had been conducted in Birbhum on Sunday.
Reacting to the violence Trinamool strongman and district president of the party Anubrata Mandal said “the CPI(M) attacked and so we reacted. We are not to take attacks lying down. We will also retaliate if attacked.”
The Commission was planning to issue fresh internship (nazarband) orders for Mandal who would be debarred from venturing out of Bolpur his home town in the third phase of the polls, sources said.
At Jangipara in Hooghly the BJP and Trinamool clashed against each other over the murder of a person even as both the parties claimed the victim to be their supporter. The person was hacked to death on Sunday night.
Houses of rival political supporters were torched in Jalpaiguri, Malda and South Dinajpur, police said.