Sandeshkhali remained tense on Tuesday with delegations of political parties and members of civil society groups making a beeline to the strife-torn island in North 24 Parganas.
The police arrested Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Nawshad Siddique and prevented senior State Congress leaders from heading towards Sandeshkhali. Mr. Siddique, who represents the Bhangar constituency in South 24 Parganas district, was arrested near Science City in Kolkata, and taken to the Kolkata Police headquarters in Lalbazar.
The MLA said that he was supposed to visit multiple areas, including Sandeshkhali, but was arrested several kilometres prior, without any reason being provided.