Nandigram: Violence broke out in Nandigram on Wednesday morning after Trinamool workers were allegedly attacked by BJP supporters while putting up banners for the upcoming ‘Sebashray’ health camp to begin today. The incident, which took place in the Ramchak area of Nandigram Block-II, allegedly left several TMC workers injured, including senior block core committee member, Manoj Kumar Samanta.The camps are set to provide free medical services till Jan 30.According to local sources, a group of TMC workers were installing promotional banners near Booth No 21 in East Ramchak under the Boyal-II Gram Panchayat when they were confronted by local BJP workers. The verbal spat quickly escalated into a physical scuffle. TMC netas alleged that their workers were targeted with sticks and blunt objects, resulting in multiple injuries.A large police force from the Nandigram Police Station rushed to the spot. “We received a formal complaint from the TMC leadership and are investigating the matter. The situation is currently under control,” said a senior police official.“The BJP is scared of the development and service-oriented politics of Abhishek Banerjee. They know the people of Nandigram are supporting ‘Sebashray’, so they are resorting to violence to stop our reach,” a local TMC neta said.“The BJP has no hand in this. The villagers are angry with the TMC’s high-handedness and their spontaneous protest led to this scuffle. TMC is trying to play the victim card to hide their lack of ground support,” said Pralay Pal, vice-president of BJP’s Tamluk organisational district.
