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TMC, BJP Workers Clash in Kolkata Over Party Office 'Takeover'
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Moneycontrol•23-09-2026, 08:20
TMC, BJP Workers Clash in Kolkata Over Party Office 'Takeover'
- •A political confrontation between TMC and BJP workers in Kolkata's Mukundapur left several injured, prompting police lathicharge.
- •TMC workers were marching to submit a deputation over alleged forced occupation of a party office when they claim BJP workers attacked their procession.
- •TMC alleged both male and female workers were assaulted, with eggs and objects thrown, and several injured requiring hospitalisation.
- •TMC IT cell head Upasana Chowdhury claimed physical assault and vandalism of her car during the incident.
- •BJP denied the allegations, stating a party worker was assaulted for recording the TMC procession, and police intervened to restore order amidst escalating tensions.
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The violence erupted as a faction of Mamata Trinamool Congress workers marched toward the East Jadavpur Police Station to submit a written deputation alleging the forcible occupation of a party office, leading to a confrontation with BJP workers.
As the situation escalated with rival groups throwing objects, raising slogans, and gathering outside the police station, officers intervened by using a lathicharge and batons to disperse the crowd and restore order.
Trinamool leaders claimed that their workers, including women and IT cell head Upasana Chowdhury, were physically assaulted and targeted with thrown objects, while her home and car were also vandalized during the incident.
