Bengal BJP writes to Shah on ‘police inaction’

The Bengal unit of BJP submitted a complaint to Union home minister Amit Shah alleging police inaction during attack on the ‘parivartan yatra’ at Minakhan in North 24 Parganas. The party has sent a similar complaint to the Election Commission. In the letter, BJP alleged that TMC supporters hurled bombs and pelted stones at a “peaceful rally” that was being conducted with necessary permission. The letter said police did not take any action to control the mob. “A lot of vehicles” were damaged and several party workers injured, BJP said, adding that the condition of two persons was critical. The BJP leaders asked Shah to take action against the miscreants. It also requested the EC to deploy “neutral officers” during the polls, keeping such incidents in mind.