BJP MP Locket Chatterjee and party leader Rahul Sinha were also detained and whisked away in a prison van
Security personnel stand guard near barricades, put up to stop BJP supporters from taking part in the party's 'Nabanna Abhijan' (march to secretariat), at Santragachi in Howrah district. Pic/PTI
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari was detained on Monday while trying to visit Santragachi during the party's march to state secretariat 'Nabanna'.
ADVERTISEMENT
BJP MP Locket Chatterjee and party leader Rahul Sinha were also detained and whisked away in a prison van.
They were stopped in front of police training school at the approach to the Second Hooghly Bridge near the secretariat.
Also Read: Sonali Phogat's kin suspects political angle in her death
BJP supporters from across West Bengal started arriving in Kolkata and neighbouring Howrah on Tuesday morning to take part in the saffron party's 'Nabanna Abhijan' (march to secretariat) to protest against alleged corrupt practices of the TMC government.
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
