Two die in Trinamool-CPM clash

The dead have been identified as Sadhan Naskar (40) and Sanyasi Naskar (42) — both Trinamool supporters. The injured — Gopal Halder and Debaprasad Middha — also Trinamool supporters have suffered bullet wounds in their stomach and have been admitted to National Medical College in Kolkata.

“We have detained nine persons and interrogating them,” SP (South 24-Parganas) L N Meena told The Indian Express over phone.

According to some locals,the land in question had been the bone of contention between the supporters of the two parties for a long period. After the Assembly elections where Trinamool won by a landslide,the situation only worsened.

With the situation remaining tense,the administration has deployed police contingents from Baruipur,Canning and Joynagar in the area. Personnel from Rapid Action Force have also been deployed.

Later,Union shipping minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy visited the spot and termed it as a planned attack on his party supporters by the CPM cadres. He said CPM supporters have hoarded weapons and urged the local administration to seize the arms and ammunition from them.

Local Trinamool leader Abu Taher Sardar also blamed the CPM supporters aided by anti-social elements behind the attack.

CPM has,however,denied any role in the incident. CPM district secretary Sujan Chakraborty instead blamed it on the infighting among local Trinamool leaders.