New Delhi, March 1 -- West Bengal Education minister Bratya Basu was allegedly injured after protests demanding to declare students union election dates in the state at the earliest turned violent on Saturday.

The protests was being held by the members of CPI(M) students wing SFI.

Basu was surrounded by over around 100 students while returning from the university when he tried to speak to them after attend the annual general meeting of West Bengal College and University Professors Association(WBCUPA), reported PTI.

However, the students damaged the windscreen of his car, showed him shoes and smashed the rearview mirror of his vehicle.

According to reports, his security personnel had a trying time to escort him to his vehicle.

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