A number of automobiles had been set on hearth and stones had been thrown as clashes between two teams broke out in West Bengal’s Howrah amid Ram Navami celebrations immediately. The violence broke out quickly after a Ram Navami procession crossed the realm. Visuals confirmed a number of automobiles engulfed in flames and a heavy police deployment – together with riot management power –  within the space. A police van and a automotive with their glasses smashed had been additionally seen within the movies from the spot.

Police fired tear fuel shells and several other of them had been seen chasing the rioters.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who’s on a two-day sit-in protest in Kolkata in opposition to Centre’s insurance policies, known as “rioters the enemy of the nation”. ” Be cautious of your actions,” she warned.

On Monday, the BJP slammed the Trinamool Congress for saying protests on March 30, the day of Ram Navami celebrations. Suvendhu Adhikari, the BJP’s chief within the state meeting, mentioned those that imagine within the “sanatan tradition” will have fun Ram’s delivery anniversary. As an alternative of declaring a vacation on the day, she has introduced protests after making “fabricated and false” claims, he alleged.

Earlier within the day, Mamata Banerjee urged devotees to take out processions “peacefully”.

“I need to request that those that are taking out processions for Ram Navmi immediately, please do however do it peacefully. Rejoice peacefully and do not attempt to create violence. Do not get provoked,” Ms Banerjee mentioned from the stage on Day 2 of the dharna organised by her celebration.

The Trinamool chief started her protest in entrance of Dr BR Ambedkar’s statue on Crimson Highway space within the Bengal’s capital metropolis yesterday to protest in opposition to the Centre’s alleged “stoppage” of funds to the state for MGNREGA and different schemes of the housing and highway departments.

The day was total peaceable, barring a couple of experiences of violence from throughout the nation. Some automobiles had been broken in Fatehpura space of Gujarat’s Vadodara metropolis on Thursday, police mentioned. Nobody was injured within the incident and the procession handed alongside its deliberate route beneath police safety, mentioned Deputy Commissioner of Police, Yashpal Jaganiya.

Final night, a police crew was attacked and several other of their automobiles had been set on hearth throughout a violent conflict between two teams in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad final night. An argument between two teams had snowballed into the conflict, which has been renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. The incident came about in Kiradpura, which has a well-known Ram temple, Police Commissioner Nikhil Gupta mentioned.