West Bengal: 6 injured in TMC-Congress clash in Murshidabad
According to reports, few Congress councilors went to submit a deputation before Berhampore Municipality's Mayor in the late afternoon and a verbal clash with a little scuffle was started between Mayor and Congress leaders when their deputation was rejected.
The scuffle soon turned into a clash when local TMC leaders and a large number of state's ruling party activists joined the brawl.
Five supporters of both parties and a staffer of the municipality were injured in the clash.They were rushed to a local hospital.
Later, police force along with Rapid Action Force (RAF) went to the scene and brought the situation under control.
Till the last update came in, heavy security arrangements have been deployed as the situation remains tense.
No one has been arrested so far in connection with the clash.
However, both parties accused each other for triggering the violence.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha, Image: TV Grab)
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