FB Post, Communal Violence Leave West Bengal Town Divided, Scarred

Fresh violence was reported in Basirhat areas of North 24-Parganas district in West Bengal on Thursday following imposition of section 144 after two communities clashed over a derogatory social media post. The agitators blocked roads and used tear gas while protesting, according to the news agency ANI. BJP President Amit Shah, meanwhile, constituted a team comprising Om Mathur, Meenakshi Lekhi, Satyapal Singh and BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, who will visit the affected area and will submit a report to Shah on the issue.