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Left front workers clashed with police on Thursday afternoon in Esplanade area of Kolkata. The activists, who were marching for the demand of employment, tried to break the barricade in the way of Secretariat Naban. The march started from College Street, but police stopped him on SN Banerjee Road.
When the Left Front activists tried to break through the heavy barricades, the police showered water. Raising slogans against the Mamata Banerjee government, activists and students of the youth wing of the Left Front tried to climb the barricade, after which the police lathi-charged and also released tear-gas shells. Left leaders claimed that many activists were injured in police action. A police officer was also injured in the clash. The activists of Left Front organizations were marching towards Naban to demand employment and industrialization in the state.
Left front calls for 12 hours Bengal bandh
At the same time, against the police action, the Left Front has called for a 12-hour shutdown from 6 am to 6 pm on Friday. Left Front Chairman Biman Bose said that the police lathi-charged the Left activists. They were showered with water. We will keep Bengal closed for 12 hours against this.
(With ANI input)
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