Kamal Kumar Biswas.TOD.Balurghat
Tension prevailed briefly at the entrance of the district administrative complex in Balurghat on Monday after a protest by Left-affiliated farmer and workers’ organisations turned into a scuffle between demonstrators and the police.The organisations observed a ‘jail bharo’ and civil disobedience programme in Dakshin Dinajpur district, with farmers and workers from different parts of the district participating in the protest over a range of demands.
The protesters took out a rally from the Congress Bhavan area in Balurghat and marched towards the district administrative complex. Among those who took part were CPI(M) district secretary Nandalal Hazra, district secretariat member Sucheta Biswas and other leaders and supporters of the Left organisations.As the procession reached the entrance to the administrative complex, the police stopped the protesters by putting up barricades. When some demonstrators attempted to remove the barricades and enter the complex, a scuffle broke out between them and the police.
The situation at the entrance remained tense for some time before it was brought under control following the intervention of the officer-in-charge of Balurghat police station.Security arrangements had been strengthened around the district administrative complex in view of the civil disobedience and ‘jail bharo’ programme.
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