Bengal comes to standstill as BJP carries out protest march against TMC govt

BJP supporters raise slogans before boarding a Calcutta-bound train to participate in the partys Nabanna Abhijan march, at Balurghat railway station in South Dinajpur district

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People walk through the Howrah Bridge which was closed due to BJPs protest march

Security personnel use water cannons

Tear gas being used by security personnel to disperse BJP supporters

Police baton charge on party supporters

Supporters throw stones at security personnel

A security personnel fires a tear gas shell

Crowd during Nabanna Abhijan (March to Secretariat) to protest against alleged corrupt practices of TMC government, at Santragachi in Howrah district

BJP supporters try to break police barricade

BJP MP Locket Chatterjee being detained by police personnel during the partys Nabanna Abhijan

Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly speaks to the media

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Bengal comes to standstill as BJP carries out protest march against TMC govt

Bengal BJP's ire at the Mamata Banerjee-ruled state government lead to chaos in Calcutta and adjoining areas. Commuters had harrowing times as cops upped the ante on protesters

BJP's Nabanna Abhijan turns parts of Bengal into war zone

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