Kolkata: A mob protested when a Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) team with a bulldozer went to demolish an "illegally constructed" political party office on Waqf land in the Tollygunge area of the city on Sunday, officials said.A section of local women protested against the presence of bulldozer sent to raze part of the office reportedly belonging to the TMC and assaulted one person accompanying the team, who was allegedly the complainant, they said."The construction was made on Waqf property, and we went there upon receiving a complaint," an official said.The KMC said a TMC party office had come up, and the move to demolish it evoked strong protest.The situation was under control, but personnel of the RAF were keeping vigil, the official said.
Mob protests move to demolish party office constructed on Waqf land in Kolkata's Tollygunge area
In a tense showdown, a Kolkata Municipal Corporation team attempted to demolish an office of a political party, claiming it was unlawfully constructed on Waqf land. Local women stood their ground, protesting defiantly against the bulldozers, which led to one member of the KMC being assaulted. The situation was defused with the help of the Rapid Action Force, which monitored the area closely.
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