Five BJP activists were arrested in connection with an assault on a team of election officials in Dhakuria on Friday.
Police said a team from the office of the DEO (district election office) South went to Maharaja Tagore Road in Dhakuria on Friday around 1.45pm to remove political flags and festoons in public places as the model code of conduct is in force.
An officer said five BJP activists came out of a party office and asked the officials to show identity cards.
“Soon, an argument broke out, followed by a scuffle,” said the officer.
The cops accompanying the team detained the men. Later, the five were arrested.
The leader of the Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, condemned the police action.
“The police personnel along with the Trinamool miscreants entered the South Kolkata BJP organizational district office at Dhakuria and assaulted BJP functionaries Snehashish Dutta, Jagbir Singh, Sameer Nath and others. I strongly condemn such despicable behaviour of the police during the election campaign,” Adhikari posted on his X handle.
BJP men blocked the Dhakuria bridge from 7.40pm to 9.15pm on Friday to protest the arrests.