Hundreds of supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday clashed with the West Bengal police during the party’s march to Bikash Bhawan, the headquarters of the State education department. Police prevented BJP supporters from approaching Bikash Bhawan and used water cannons to disperse the crowd. The protest was organized by BJP Yuva Morcha (BJYM), along with State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar, BJYM national president Tejasvi Surya and State BJYM president Indranil Khan.
The BJP’s march to Bikash Bhawan comes at a time when allegations of irregularities in appointment of teachers and non-teaching staff have come to fore. In some cases, the Calcutta High Court has directed CBI to probe the irregularities. Protests are also being organised by students who have appeared in the examinations conducted by the State government for appointment of teachers.
State BJP president Suknata Majumdar said that the youth of the State wanted to march to Bikash Bhawan for their future, but the police “blocked the road and tried to disperse the procession by using water cannons”.
