Kolkata, March 15 Members of the BJP staged a demonstration in Baranagar, on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, on Sunday to protest the arrests related to the clashes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in the city.
Around 200 BJP workers staged a demonstration in front of the Baranagar police station and blocked a section of the BT Road, demanding the immediate release of three party workers from the area, who are among the nine people arrested in connection with the clashes that occurred in Girish Park on Saturday.
"None of the three from our locality were involved in the clashes. They were not present at the scene and have been falsely implicated because they are active BJP members," a party leader alleged.
The protest disrupted vehicular movement across north Kolkata, with traffic from Dunlop Crossing to Shyambazar being diverted, police said.
The clashes broke out when BJP workers were heading to Modi's rally in Brigade Parade Grounds. The BJP alleged that TMC supporters attacked the buses in which its workers were travelling. The TMC rejected the allegations, claiming that the BJP workers attacked state minister Sashi Panja's house in Girish Park.