WB returns to normal life after clashes, TMC blames BJP for unrest

Kolkata, March 30: Parts of Raniganj in West Bengal's Paschim Burdwan district that remained tense for most of this week following clashes over Ram Navami rallies limped back to normalcy on Friday even as large number of police and para-military forces continued to be deployed in the area to prevent any breach of peace.

"We are maintaining a tight vigil. The situation is normal. No further untoward incidents have happened so far," a police officer from the district said.

A large number of security personnel were deployed on the streets of Raniganj while a section of shops opened their shutters after remaining closed for the last five days.

The Trinamool Congress government blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for the unrest. Several shops and houses were vandalised and set ablaze during the clashes in parts of Paschim Bardhaman district. Police have arrested 19 people for fomenting trouble.

Five police personnel were injured as clashes broke out over a Ram Navami rally organised by the saffron outfit and the Sangh affiliates in an area in Purulia district.