India News | BJP Leader Detained After Face-off with Anti-war Demonstrators in Kolkata
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. BJP leader Sajal Ghosh and his supporters were detained on Monday after they got into a face-off with activists staging an anti-war demonstration in central Kolkata, police said.
Kolkata, May 12 (PTI) BJP leader Sajal Ghosh and his supporters were detained on Monday after they got into a face-off with activists staging an anti-war demonstration in central Kolkata, police said.
The incident happened at Moulali when the BJP rally that Ghosh was leading came face to face with the anti-war demonstration.
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The two sides got engaged in a verbal spat, forcing the police to intervene.
Ghosh, the councillor of ward 50, alleged that the police were protecting those who were supporting Pakistan.
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The incident led to a huge traffic congestion at the busy intersection.
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