TMC, BJP Supporters Clash Near Kolkata Over Microphone Use, Rally Stage Set Ablaze

The clashes, on the on the southwestern outskirts of Kolkata, were triggered over the alleged use of microphones by a local club on very high volume, PTI news agency reported.

Visuals following the clashes, posted by ANI news agency, showed smoke emerging from the a makeshift stage set up for a public rally, and broken chairs on the street.

The stage, which was allegedly set on fire, was the same from where former Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb had addressed a public meeting in the afternoon.