Siliguri, 27th August: Darjeeling District CPI (M) campaigned at the Siliguri Municipal Corporation on Friday. During this, CPI (M) workers broke the police barricade and entered the SMC, breaking the office gate. After which the Siliguri Police registered a case against 25 party workers and supporters for obstructing police duty and destroying government property.
Names of political leaders like Ashok Bhattacharya, Jibesh Sarkar, Saman Pathak, Moushumi Hazra, Munshi Noorul Islam, and Shardendu Chakraborty are involved in the case. Siliguri police arrested Pradeep Ghosh and Pramod Paswan on Friday night under a non-bailable section.
On Saturday, Jibesh Sarkar and Saman Pathak said on the whole issue that the police have registered a case on the instructions of the state government to harass their party workers. He further added that a counter-movement would be launched against the police.