India, March 1 -- West Bengal education minister Bratya Basu's car was attacked on Saturday afternoon allegedly by some members of student unions at Jadavpur University in Kolkata.

"Professors, including the vice-chancellor of the university, were harassed. The minister's car was damaged and his security guards were heckled. A police vehicle was also attacked. They ransacked Sikhsha Bandhu officer inside the campus and furniture were set on fire," said a police officer.

Basu was attending the annual general meeting of the West Bengal College and University Professors' Association (WBCUPA), the teachers' wing of the state's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), on the university campus on Saturday, according to an official familiar with the m...