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Bengal: 3 BJP activists arrested for shouting 'shoot traitors' at Suvendu rally

BJP spokesperson said party does not endorse slogan raised by the participants

suvendu roadshow Suvendu Adhikari (3rd from left) and other West Bengal BJP leaders at the roadshow in Hooghly | Twitter handle of Bengal BJP

Three BJP activists, including its Hooghly district youth wing chief Suresh Sahu, have been arrested for allegedly raising “goli maro... (shoot the traitors)” slogan at a roadshow of party leader Suvendu Adhikari in Chandannagar in Hooghly district, police said on Thursday.

Some BJP activists had allegedly raised the slogan at a party programme in Hooghly district on Wednesday, following which district police registered a suo motu case and arrested them late at night, an officer said.

The three arrested persons will be produced at a court on Thursday, he said.

The activists—who were trailing the truck carrying Adhikari along with Hooghly MP Locket Chatterjee and Rajya Sabha member Swapan Dasgupta—had allegedly raised the slogan holding BJP flags and the Tricolour in Rathtala area.

BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said that the party does not endorse the slogan raised by the participants holding the BJP flag.

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