Siliguri, 12th January: Expelled Trinamool leader Bikash Sarkar, who is contesting the SMC elections as an independent candidate from Ward No. 24, staged a dharna at Siliguri police station on Wednesday morning alleging tearing down of election campaign posters.
Following this, the police detained him and took him to the police station. Meanwhile, Sarkar accused the police of detaining him under the influence of the ruling TMC party.