10 injured in CPM-Hindu Mahasabha clash
At least 10 CPM workers were injured in a clash that broke out after activists of a right wing Hindu outfit attacked the Left party's headquarters on Sunday.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: At least 10 CPM workers were injured in a clash that broke out after activists of a right wing Hindu outfit attacked the Left party's headquarters on Sunday.
The protest turned violent as scores of Hindu Mahasabha activists clashed with CPM workers and started pelting stones at the party office where a CPM Central Committee meeting was underway, police sources said.
CPM workers retaliated and in the ensuing clash, 10 of the Left party activists were injured. One of them is said to be in a serious condition.
Rapid Action Force was immediately deployed in the area.
Police lobbed teargas shells to disperse the mob. Windows of the AKG Bhawan were broken and the ground floor of the building which houses the office of the party organ People's Democracy suffered extensive damage.
Windowpanes of a number of cars including that of CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat and Politburo member Sitaram Yechury were smashed in the violence. The party suspended its Central Committee meeting and was holding an urgent poiltburo meeting to discuss the situation.
Several activists of the Hindu Mahasabha were detained in connection with the incident, the sources said.
The protest turned violent as scores of Hindu Mahasabha activists clashed with CPM workers and started pelting stones at the party office where a CPM Central Committee meeting was underway, police sources said.
CPM workers retaliated and in the ensuing clash, 10 of the Left party activists were injured. One of them is said to be in a serious condition.
Rapid Action Force was immediately deployed in the area.
Police lobbed teargas shells to disperse the mob. Windows of the AKG Bhawan were broken and the ground floor of the building which houses the office of the party organ People's Democracy suffered extensive damage.
Windowpanes of a number of cars including that of CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat and Politburo member Sitaram Yechury were smashed in the violence. The party suspended its Central Committee meeting and was holding an urgent poiltburo meeting to discuss the situation.
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Several activists of the Hindu Mahasabha were detained in connection with the incident, the sources said.
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