<p>A scuffle occurred between BJP workers and the police during a law-violation programme of the party here, with BJP national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh alleging that he and some other partymen were hurt in lathicharge, which was denied by the police.<br /><br /></p>.<p>On whether he was injured, Singh said, "There was a scuffle and the police used lathis in which some of our party workers were injured. I am also hurt," but added that "lakhs of BJP workers are prepared for it".<br /><br />He said that BJP workers organised the programme to protest against the "activities of Jamaat-ul-Mujahedeen Bangladesh, deteriorating law and order situation and attack on women in the state".<br /><br />Accusing the Trinamool Congress government of being 'intolerant' towards opposition parties, he said that police had to carry out instructions of the government.<br /><br />Additional SP Tarun Haldar refuted BJP's charge and said that police did not resort to any lathicharge.<br /><br />He said that 10 police personnel including IC, Barasat, were injured in the scuffle.<br />The BJP national secretary said that they wanted to meet the district magistrate, but were stopped by the police who erected barricades.<br /></p>
<p>A scuffle occurred between BJP workers and the police during a law-violation programme of the party here, with BJP national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh alleging that he and some other partymen were hurt in lathicharge, which was denied by the police.<br /><br /></p>.<p>On whether he was injured, Singh said, "There was a scuffle and the police used lathis in which some of our party workers were injured. I am also hurt," but added that "lakhs of BJP workers are prepared for it".<br /><br />He said that BJP workers organised the programme to protest against the "activities of Jamaat-ul-Mujahedeen Bangladesh, deteriorating law and order situation and attack on women in the state".<br /><br />Accusing the Trinamool Congress government of being 'intolerant' towards opposition parties, he said that police had to carry out instructions of the government.<br /><br />Additional SP Tarun Haldar refuted BJP's charge and said that police did not resort to any lathicharge.<br /><br />He said that 10 police personnel including IC, Barasat, were injured in the scuffle.<br />The BJP national secretary said that they wanted to meet the district magistrate, but were stopped by the police who erected barricades.<br /></p>