Kolkata: Tension ran high at Tiljala area in
the city's south-eastern part today after a cut-out of veteran
Marxist leader Jyoti Basu was found burnt.
Police said the CPI(M)'s local unit had lodged a
complaint alleging Trinamool Congress "miscreants" have set
fire to the cut-out to "defame the departed leader", a charge
denied by Mamata Banerjee's party.
CPI(M) activists blockade the main road in the area for
sometime as a mark of protest.
The cut-out was put on C N Roy road in the area on
Sunday, the day Basu passed away.
-PTI
First Published: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 23:06