India, April 19 -- Tensions flared once again in West Bengal's Dakshin Dinajpur on Saturday as BJP supporters, led by Union minister Sukanta Majumdar, clashed with the police during a protest over the recent Murshidabad violence, officials said.

According to the police, "mild force" was used when protesters attempted to storm the Block Development Officer (BDO) office, though the situation is now under control.

However, BJP leader Majumdar, who also serves as the president of the party's West Bengal unit, claimed the clash was triggered by an unprovoked lathi charge on BJP supporters by the police.

According to BJP's Sukanta Majumdar, Bharatiya Janata Party workers under his leadership carried out a gherao at the BDO office in Balurgha...