North 24 Parganas, Feb. 13 -- As leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were protesting against the situation in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district, party state president Sukanta Majumdar said that the police initially resorted to a lathi charge on their party workers, followed by pelting stones, deploying tear gas shells, and subsequently arresting them.

Majumdar alleged that Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers had been involved in the rape of women in Sandeshkhali for months.

The BJP had planned to march to the SP's office to demand the arrest of TMC leaders connected to the incident.

"First, police resorted to lathi charge, it then pelted stones and later tear gas shells were used on our workers. Then, our workers were arreste...