Siliguri, 09th December: The atmosphere in Siliguri and Fulbari heated up surrounding BJP’s Uttarkanya campaign on Monday. A party worker also lost his life in the incident. Yesterday during the 12-hour strike.
Meanwhile, Ashok Bhattacharya highly condemned the incident and stated that both TMC and BJP are responsible for political conflicts in Siliguri. He said that despite the political turmoil, such incidents never happened in the city before. He held both the parties responsible for spreading political unrest in the city.
It is to recall, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called for a 12-hour bandh across North Bengal on Tuesday condemning the death of party worker, Ulen Roy, during the Uttarkanya campaign on Monday. During the protest in the afternoon, several BJP activists and supporters allegedly tore down and burnt the posters of state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Siliguri’s Mahatma Gandhi More (Airview More).
Following this, a large police force reached the spot and detained several BJP leaders and activists. Meanwhile, the Trinamool activists and supporters staged a protest rally opposing the incident. The BJP party flags and festoons put up in the streets were allegedly torn down and burnt by the TMC activists.
Continuing the protest, the Trinamool took out a massive torch rally from Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri on Tuesday evening in protest against the BJP. Hundreds of Trinamool leaders and activists were present at the torch rally.
Chairman of the board of administrators of Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) Ashok Bhattacharya urged the citizens to protest against such incidents. He also demanded a high-level inquiry into the death of the BJP activist Ulen Roy.