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Mr Adhikari was leading the march from the Santragachi area, while BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh was leading the protest from north Kolkata.
Adhikari criticised the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government, “Mamata Police is on a war footing, trying to crush a democratic political event.
BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh said, “We have been peaceful while the police lathicharged, used water cannons and lobbed tear gas shells at the protesters. They also pelted stones. We are not here for fighting.”
The BJP had arranged seven trains — three from north Bengal and four from the south — for supporters to take part in the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’.
Buses carrying BJP workers to Kolkata were also stopped by the police in North 24 Parganas, party sources said.