Jamshedpur. On Monday, leaders and workers of Congress and BJP came face to face near Chuna Baba Mazar of Bistupur. First both the sides raised slogans against each other, then pelted stones and later resorted to lathicharge. Many leaders and workers of both the parties have suffered minor injuries. To handle the situation, the police personnel deployed there had to resort to lathi charge, after which the workers and leaders of both the parties distanced themselves from each other.
Actually, it started with sloganeering, but soon the atmosphere became tense and there was stone pelting along with lathi charge between the two sides. In this incident, three BJP workers suffered head injuries, while a Congress worker was also injured. After the incident, there was chaos in the area and in view of the tension, a large number of police forces were deployed outside the Congress office. According to the information, the JNU professor, who is a Congress leader, was accused of sexually exploiting a student. JNU administration has investigated the allegations and taken action against the professor. Demonstrations are being held across the country by BJP and Mahila BJP Morcha regarding this issue.
Information has come to light that three BJP workers suffered head injuries during the clash. At the same time, a Congress worker has also been injured. However, from which side the incident started and under what circumstances the dispute turned violent, it has not been officially confirmed. After the incident, BJP MLA Purnima Sahu sat on a dharna on the spot. The matter became more heated due to his sitting on dharna. However, they ended the protest after about half an hour.
Let us tell you here that BJP Mahila Morcha had announced a protest regarding the JNU issue. In this sequence, BJP workers marched from G Town ground and reached Tilak Library, the Congress headquarters in Bistupur. Congress workers already present there also took charge of the protest. Sloganeering started between the workers of both the parties and within some time the situation worsened. Within no time a conflict started between the two sides. During this, incidents of lathicharge and stone pelting came to light, in which many workers were injured.
After the clash between the workers of both the parties, the police administration tightened the security arrangements. A large number of police personnel have been deployed outside Tilak Library, the Congress headquarters in Bistupur. The entire incident is being monitored by the police, so that no conflict happens again and peace is maintained in the area. The protest that started over the JNU issue has now taken the form of a direct political conflict between the BJP and the Congress in Jamshedpur. At present, efforts are being made to control the situation under police surveillance.
