Kolkata, March 14 -- Clashes broke out between supporters of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Girish Park in north Kolkata ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on Saturday.

West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja alleged that BJP workers attacked TMC supporters and pelted stones at her residence. "I am injured. The BJP is holding the rally with goons. My house was attacked. Stones were pelted and window panes were broken. I am sure that they had all come well-prepared to carry out the attack. See their audacity," Panja said.

The BJP claimed that several vehicles were damaged during the clashes and that party leader Tamaghno Ghosh was injured in the incident.

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