Clash between police & BJP workers during 'law-violation programme' in Bengal
Basirhat (WB), Dec 24: Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and police personnel were injured after a "law-violation programme" of the party turned violent in Basirhat town of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Monday.
According to the police, they had initially tried to pacify the BJP supporters, but resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd after the party workers threw stones at the force.
Several BJP workers and police officials were injured in the clash in Basirhat -- about 60 km east of Kolkata.
BJP state president Dilip Ghosh, who was present at the event, claimed that the stones were thrown by "outsiders" who had nothing to do with the party. "We were conducting our 'law-violation programme' peacefully, but the police started unprovoked lathi-charge. Those who have pelted stones are outsiders, they have nothing to do with the BJP."
Senior TMC leader Jyotipriyo Mullick alleged that the saffron party was deliberately trying to create violence and demanded that Ghosh be arrested for instigating violence.
The BJP has been organising "law-violation programmes" in various parts of the state in protest against the Trinamool Congress government's decision to not allow its proposed rath yatras.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to accord urgent hearing on a plea challenging a Calcutta High Court order of not allowing the party's rath yatras in the state.
The three-phased "Save Democracy Rally" was scheduled to be held this month and cover all the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies. The rallies were to be flagged off by BJP president Amit Shah.
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Salim Khan makes first public appearance after hospitalisation in son Salman's Eid greeting video
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan on Saturday made his first public appearance after a recent hospitalisation as he joined son Salman Khan in greeting fans gathered outside their Galaxy Apartments here on the occasion of Eid.
The father-son duo, accompanied by Arbaaz, Sohail Khan and his wife Sushila Charak, sisters Alvira and Arpita Khan Sharma, and other family members, waved at the large crowd assembled outside the Mumbai residence.
Sharing a clip on Instagram, Salman wrote: "Eid Mubarak, Thank you very much for your blessings, Dad is back home thank you."
Salim Khan was seen sitting on a wheelchair but his appearance elated fans who had waited to catch a glimpse of him following his discharge from hospital.
#SalmanKhan - Salman Khan greeted his fans from the balcony along with his father Salim Khan. 🙏
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Good to see that Salim Khan’s health is improving now.
However, Salman looked a bit low and not as cheerful as usual, likely because of his father’s recent health issues.
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The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed writing duo, had been admitted to the ICU of Lilavati Hospital in Bandra on February 17 and was put on ventilator support as a safeguard before being discharged successfully four weeks later.
Salman continued his annual Eid tradition of greeting fans from his balcony, waving and blowing flying kisses from behind bulletproof glass installed following a past firing incident outside the building.
Arpita's children were also present with Salman seen interacting warmly with them during the celebrations.
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