Rally to mark Vivekananda's anniversary marred by violence in Kolkata

Kolkata | Friday | 12th January, 2018

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“The TMC goons attacked our workers to disrupt our peaceful rally to mark Vivekananda's birth anniversary. The clashes took place as both sides were celebrating Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary. We will stage protest demonstrations tomorrow in front of every police station,” BJP State president Dilip Ghosh told journalists. The situation flared up at around 11.30 am when the two sides got into a brawl at the Pathuriaghata in North Kolkata. more-inClashes erupted between the cadres of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata on Friday with both sides resorting to large-scale stone pelting..