BJP workers protest in kolkata, police use water cannons to disperse them | Oneindia News

These are enraged BJP workers who are being stopped by the kolkata police during a protest rally in kolkata's central Avenue area today.The Bharatiya Janata Party youth wing had organised a protest rally against the government on the issue of the power tariffs in Kolkata, and that is where violence errupted .Hundreds of BJP workers marched towards the headquarters of Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation, the company which distributes power to Kolkata and adjoining areas. The BJP’s leadership was demanding a reduction in the existing power tariff in West Bengal.Police used water cannons and tear gas shells to disperse protesters. Some BJP supporters were injured in the violence and a number of BJP supporters were taken into police custody.