Kolkata, March 15 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP and Spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya hit out at the Trinamool Congress over clash in Birbhum during Holi celebrations and held the police and state government responsible for the violence.

He asked that if there was any state where police issued a circular that after 11 am people have to stop playing Holi.

Samik Bhattacharya said, "Such incidents never happened in West Bengal during Holi before. The reason for violence is police and TMC. In independent India is there any state where police has issued a circular that after 11 am people have to stop playing Holi and if anyone has to play then it should be played inside the house? This sends the message that the state is again...