Students Federation of India and
Trinamool Chhatra Parishad cadres today clashed outside the Suryasen
College campus during the admission process to the first year. The
incident occurred around 1pm in the afternoon.
Speaking on behalf of the SFI district
committee, Sourav Das said two of his colleagues were assaulted by TMCP
cadres. Suryasen College SFI committee member Santosh Sahani and SFI
district committee member Nandan Bhattacharya have been admitted to the
Siliguri district hospital with serious injuries, it has been reported.
The SFI has lodged a written complaint
with the New Jalpaiguri police outpost. Speaking to the press later, the
injured SFI cadres said TMCP supporters led by Nirmal Roy asked them to
remove their banners and posters from the college premises. Later, a
group of eight to 10 TMCP members assaulted Santosh with wooden sticks
and leather belts. Nandan Bhattacharya was also attacked when he rushed
to rescue his colleague.
Officials from the NJP outpost arrived
at the campus and took control of the situation even as the TMCP
dismissed the assault charges claiming they have been cooked up to
defame the ruling front.(EOIC)