Birbhum violence: It's a pre-planned conspiracy, says Mamata - NewsX

Saying she was "sorry" for the police-villagers clash at Loba village in Birbhum district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee denied it had anything to do with land acquisition and said the police had shown patience in dealing with the situation. Giving her first reaction on yesterday' clash in which 27 policemen and six villagers were injured in a pitched battle, Banerjee told reporters, "whatever has happened there, should not have happened. I am sorry for it". However, she said the villagers, who had attacked a police team with bows, arrows and bombs when it came to recover an earth-moving machine seized by them, were not at fault, and claimed they had been instigated by some people.

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