Violent protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act rocked parts of West Bengal on Saturday, with four districts — Murshidabad, Howrah, Malda and North 24 Parganas — emerging as flashpoints where agitators torched at least 17 buses, five empty trains, fire engines, and police vehicles, vandalised half a dozen rail stations, hurled stones at passing vehicles and fought a pitched battle with police.
Violent protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act rocked parts of West Bengal on Saturday, with four districts — Murshidabad, Howrah, Malda and North 24 Parganas — emerging as flashpoints where agitators torched at least 17 buses, five empty trains, fire engines, and police vehicles, vandalised half a dozen rail stations, hurled stones at passing vehicles and fought a pitched battle with police.