Nupur Sharma controversy: Agitation turns violent in West Bengal’s Howrah, protestors torch vehicles, clash with police
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Nupur Sharma remarks on Prophet: A skirmish broke out in West Bengal's Howrah between the protestors and the police personnel at Dhulagarh, Panchla and Uluberia when the cops tried to remove the blockade on National Highway-6.
New Delhi: Protests erupted in several parts of the country on Friday (June 10) against the objectionable remarks of now-former BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammad. The protests in West Bengal’s Howrah turned violent after agitators allegedly torched police vehicles and booths, ANI reported. Hundreds of protestors blocked roads in different parts of the Howrah district and also clashed with the police, as per PTI. A skirmish broke out between the protestors and the police personnel at Dhulagarh, Panchla and Uluberia when the cops tried to remove the blockade on National Highway-6. As per the West Bengal police, they resorted to baton-charge to disperse the crowd at Dhulagarh and Panchla, while the demonstrators allegedly pelted stones in response.
Demanding the arrest of now-suspended BJP leaders Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal, one of the protestors said, “The two saffron party leaders should be immediately arrested for their remarks that have hurt religious sentiments.”
West Bengal | Fire tenders douse police vehicles & booths that were set on fire by protestors in Howrah amid the controversial remarks of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma & expelled BJP leader Naveen Kumar Jindal. pic.twitter.com/MglQY2E9w1
— ANI (@ANI) June 10, 2022
A South Eastern Railway official said that protestors obstructed railway tracks between Fuleswar and Chengail stations in the Howrah-Kharagpur section from 1.22 pm. The protests come after Bengal Imams Association president Md Yahia had called for demonstrations inside mosques across the state, demanding the arrest of the two BJP leaders. However, he had said that the administration can take action against those blocking roads and inconveniencing the public.
