Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and workers hit the streets early in the morning on Wednesday, blocking roads and railway lines to implement the 12-hour state bandh organized by the party.

In the name of peaceful agitation, the protesters were seen unleashing violence across the state. The videos of the turmoil are widely surfacing on social media. Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra shared a video of BJP workers tying up a saffron flag on a school gate. Mocking the action of BJP workers, the TMC leader wrote, “BJP goons forcefully shutting high schools today. Don’t expect more from the party whose leaders has mystery degree in Entire Political Science. Thank you BJP for reinforcing why Bengal shuns you. Jai Shri Galgoatias”.

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BJP goons forcefully shutting high schools today. Don’t expect more from party whose leader has mystery degree in Entire Political Science. Thank you BJP for reinforcing why Bengal shuns you. Jai Shri Galgoatias. pic.twitter.com/GZtgIaalK1

— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) August 28, 2024

The Bengal government had assured normalcy during a BJP-called strike protesting police action against demonstrators. However, the protestor were seen threatening and beating up the common men on streets. The vehicles on roads were also attacked by the BJP workers. 

TMC’s Kakoli Gosh Dastidar has also shared a video of violent agitation on X, captioned, “@BJP4India is this your idea of peaceful agitation Calling bandh and breaking vehicles, threatening passer-by and beating common man is goondaism!”

⁦@BJP4India⁩ is this your idea of peaceful agitation Calling bandh and breaking vehicles, threatening passer-by and beating common man is goondaism! ⁦@MamataOfficial @abhishekaitc⁩ pic.twitter.com/UFI0biN7YC

— Dr. KakoliGDastidar (@kakoligdastidar) August 28, 2024

 The 12-hour strike was called out by the party to protest against the police action on agitators during the protest march to Nabanna over the rape and murder of a young trainee doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

Kolkata police had to use water cannons to disperse the protestors at Santragachi in Howrah as they climbed onto and broke through police barricades and clashed with officers.

The protestors also dragged away barricades, prompting police to respond with lathi charges and tear gas.

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The government has deployed around 5000 personnel across the state to quell any incident of violence.

Following the brutal rape-murder of the junior doctor on August 9, the Kolkata high court transferred the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on August 13. The Supreme Court has pointed to a series of lapses by the Kolkata Police during its investigation.