BJP's questions on Bengal irks TMC

Prohibitive orders under Section 144 of CrPC were imposed and RAF and police personnel deployed in Bongaon area of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal on Tuesday following clashes between supporters of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the BJP over a trust vote for control of the municipality.

There were reports of bombs being thrown in front of Bangaon municipality office, with either side blaming the other for the bombs and the violence. There were no reports of any injury or arrest until late evening.

Trouble began after the TMC, acting on an order of Calcutta High Court, brought a confidence motion in Bongaon Municipality to prove its majority, after 12 of its councillors had defected to BJP earlier this month.