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WB Governor visits violence-hit Asansol, takes stock of law and order situation
West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi on Saturday held an hour-long meeting with senior police and administration officials here and took
West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi on Saturday held an hour-long meeting with senior police and administration officials here and took stock of the situation in violence-hit areas of Raniganj and Asansol.
One person was killed and two police officers suffered serious injuries on Monday when clashes broke out between two groups over a Ram Navami procession in Raniganj area of Bardhaman West district. The violence fanned out to Asansol areas, prompting police to suspend Internet services and clamp prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC in trouble-torn areas of the district. The governor, who reached Asansol circuit house this morning, is scheduled to visit the violence-hit areas of Raniganj and Asansol areas later in the day.
#RamNavami clashes: #WestBengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi arrives at circuit house in #Asansol, he will be holding an administrative meeting. pic.twitter.com/V9AbejgumF
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Earlier this week, the state government had advised him against visiting Asansol and Raniganj, citing security reasons. Union minister Babul Supriyo and state BJP Mahila Morcha president Locket Chatterjee were also stopped from entering the Asansol-Raniganj area by police on Thursday. The Imam of Noorani Masjid, Imdatullah Rashid, had said that his son was also killed in the violence but there was no confirmation from the police on the incident. Rashid had also appealed for peace in the area. Prohibitory orders are still in force as the situation here is tense, a senior police officer said. "No fresh incident of violence was reported from the area in last three days," he said, adding that a huge contingent of the police and the Rapid Action Force (RAF) is patrolling the area.
State BJP general secretary Sayantan Basu on Friday said a delegation of party leaders would visit Raniganj and Asansol, which had recently witnessed clashes between two groups over Ram Navami processions. The BJP delegation would visit the troubled areas to assess the situation and submit its report to party president Amit Shah, he added.
The four-member delegation would comprise BJP national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain, party MPs Roopa Ganguly and O P Mathur and senior leader V D Ram, Basu said. "The dates are yet to be finalised, but they will visit Raniganj either tomorrow or the day after," he added. Reacting to the proposed visit of the BJP delegation, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and Asansol Municipal Corporation mayor Jitendra Tiwari alleged that the leaders of the saffron party wanted to visit the area to incite violence in order to divide the people on religious lines.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had held a high-level meeting at the secretariat in Kolkata yesterday, after returning from New Delhi, to review the situation in the Asansol-Raniganj area. The chief secretary, the home secretary, the director general of police (DGP) and the ADGP (law and order) were present at the meeting.
