Statesman News Service
MALDA, 16 NOV: One person was killed and five others were critically injured in a clash between Congress and the CPI-M supporters over a construction of a village road at Birnagar-II gram panchayat in Kaliachak III block, Malda district today. A bomb hurled by the warring factions killed Maklesur Rahman, a Congress supporter.
Two teenagers, Taniur Rahaman and Masidur Rahman, who were also involved in the hostilities, sustained serious injuries. According to the Malda hospital superintendent, they are fighting for life. Three others injured in the clash were discharged after first aid. Several others have been admitted to local health centres.
Trouble broke out when a contractor allegedly backed by a Congress member of BIrnagar-II GP Mr Sukurdi Sheikh, was constructing a 400-metre long village road at Dinutola today.
Mr Sheikh, who is also the victim's brother, alleged that a group of CPI-M workers prevented the workers from working on the road.
“They demanded money from the contractor and stopped the work.”
The locals alleged that the clash broke out as the CPI-M backed contractors wanted to do the job worth Rs six lakh allotted from the border area development fund.
While the Malda SP, Mr Bhuban Mandal, said that the clash broke out after a group of people backed by the CPI-M protested against the alleged poor quality of work, demanded money from the contractor at the site and forcibly stopped the work,” the CPI-M leadership said that the locals had assembled in front of Mr Sukurdi Sheikh's house to express grievance with the quality of work. “An altercation broke out and escalated into a clash.
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