Kolkata, February 23 Ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, a clash broke out between members of the TMC and the ISF in the Bhangar area of South 24 Parganas district on Monday evening, causing panic among locals, police said.
A senior police officer said that both sides had filed complaints about the vandalism of motorcycles and cars during the clash.
The violence was reported when ISF supporters were preparing for a meeting to be addressed by party MLA Naushad Siddique on February 24.
"Police reinforcements and the RAF have been deployed, and the situation is now under control," the police officer said.
An ISF member alleged that several motorcycles were vandalized by TMC activists, who also threatened to kill members of the opposition party if they put up banners in the area.
However, the TMC refuted these claims, saying that Siddique and his men "attacked and threatened the ruling party activists".