Members have been asked to probe Kolkata violence!
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda has formed a five-member committee, led by former Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh and present Rajya Sabha MP Brij Lal, former Information and Broadcasting minister and Lok Sabha MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Lok Sabha MP Aparajita Sarangi, Rajya Sabha MP Sameer Umrao and former parliamentarian Sunil Jakhar, to probe violence against the party workers in West Bengal during the recent Nabanna Chalo march.
According to ANI, The probe committee members have been asked to investigate the situation on the ground level and probe what led to the violence in Kolkata. The panel, which will submit its report to the party's national president, will also demand the state government take action against the accused, sources told ANI.
As per the information, on Tuesday, the BJP carried out a massive protest march, `Nabanna Abhijan`, to the state secretariat where a clash broke out between BJP workers and police inside the Bolpur railway station as police tried to stop the workers from leaving for Kolkata to participate in the Nabanna Chalo march.
As per the information, Kolkata Police detained several leaders including Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari and MP Locket Chatterjee, ahead of the BJP's protest march to state secretariat `Nabanna` on Tuesday.
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