At least four persons were allegedly killed and three others severely injured in clashes that broke out between the TMC and the BJP in Nazat area in North 24 Parganas district on Saturday night, sources in both the parties claimed.
Although police declined to comment on the deaths, they said a huge contingent has been rushed to the spot to control the situation.
Sources in the TMC and the BJP claimed that the clashes broke out over removing flags of the saffron party in the area.
State BJP general secretary Sayantan Basu said three of his party workers -- Sukanta Mondal, Pradip Mondal and Shankar Mondal -- were shot dead when they stopped TMC supporters from "throwing away" their party flags.
"We have received bodies of three of our workers. We have heard that two more have also died but are yet to receive the bodies. They tried to throw away our party flags and posters and when we protested, our workers were shot from point blank range," Basu said.
Senior BJP leader Mukul Roy said ...
