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Bengal Bandh: BJP's Strike Call, Protests & Clashes Across Kolkata

The Bharatiya Janata Party's call for a 12-hour general strike – Bengal Bandh – in West Bengal is underway, with party workers staging protests across the state and bus services taking a hit. Police have tightened security measures in Kolkata as Trinamool Congress also began protesting against BJP's strike call. Clashes were witnessed between both the ruling and opposition parties.

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BJP's Bengal Bandh: A BJP worker block the way of a state government bus during the party's 12-hour general strike in Siliguri | Photo: PTI

A BJP worker lies on the road to block the way of a state government bus during the party's 12-hour general strike in Bengal (Bengal Bandh) to protest the police action against participants of Tuesday's ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally which was held against the Kolkata RG Kar incident, in Siliguri.

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BJP's Bengal Bandh: BJP workers stop a bus on National Highway 12 during the party's 12-hour general strike in Malda | Photo: PTI
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BJP workers stop a bus on National Highway 12 during the party's 12-hour general strike in Bengal (Bengal Bandh) to protest the police action against participants of Tuesday's ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally which was held against the Kolkata RG Kar incident, in Malda.

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BJP's Bengal Bandh: BJP leader Locket Chatterjee being detained during a protest in Kolkata | Photo: PTI
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BJP leader Locket Chatterjee being detained during a protest rally amid the party's 12-hour general strike in Bengal to protest the police action against participants of Tuesday's ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally which was held against the RG Kar incident, in Kolkata.

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BJP's Bengal Bandh: BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar along with party workers block railway tracks at Shantipur station in Nadia | Photo: PTI
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BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar along with party workers block railway tracks at Shantipur station as security personnel stand guard during the party's 12-hour general strike in Bengal (Bengal Bandh) to protest the police action against participants of Tuesday's ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally which was held against the Kolkata RG Kar incident, in Nadia.

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BJP's Bengal Bandh: Police personnel detain a BJP worker as party activists block trains at Kharagpur railway station in West Medinipur | Photo: PTI
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Police personnel detain a BJP worker as party activists block trains at Kharagpur railway station during the party's 12-hour general strike in Bengal to protest the police action against participants of Tuesday's ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally which was held against the Kolkata RG Kar incident, in West Medinipur.

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BJP's Bengal Bandh: A BJP worker being taken for treatment after he sustained injuries in North 24 Parganas | Photo: PTI
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A BJP worker being taken for treatment after he sustained injuries when a party leader's car was shot during the party's 12-hour general strike in Bengal (Bengal Bandh) to protest the police action against participants of Tuesday's ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally which was held against the Kolkata RG Kar incident, in North 24 Parganas district.

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BJP's Bengal Bandh: A bullet pierces the windscreen of a BJP leader's car during the party's 12-hour general strike in North 24 Parganas | Photo: PTI
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A bullet pierces the windscreen of a BJP leader's car during the party's 12-hour general strike in Bengal (Bengal Bandh) to protest the police action against participants of Tuesday's ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally which was held against the Kolkata RG Kar incident, at Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas district. The party alleged that 2 of its workers got injured in the incident.

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BJP's Bengal Bandh: Police personnel try to stop TMC workers from engaging in a clash with BJP supporters in Kolkata | Photo: PTI
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Police personnel try to stop TMC workers from engaging in a clash with BJP supporters amid the latter's 12-hour general strike in Bengal to protest the police action against participants of Tuesday's ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally which was held against the RG Kar incident, in Kolkata.

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BJP's Bengal Bandh: Police personnel detain a BJP worker during party's 12-hour general strike Kolkata | Photo: PTI
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Police personnel detain a BJP worker during a demonstration amid the party's 12-hour general strike in Bengal to protest the police action against participants of Tuesday's ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally which was held against the RG Kar incident, in Kolkata.

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BJP's Bengal Bandh: BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul appeals to a bus driver to cooperate during the party's 12-hour general strike in Kolkata | Photo: PTI
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BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul appeals to a bus driver to cooperate during the party's 12-hour general strike in Bengal ('Bengal Bandh') to protest the police action against participants of Tuesday's ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally which was held against the RG Kar incident, in Kolkata.