Asansol Ram Navami violence: FIR against BJP's Babul Supriyo; top updates

The minister was headed to the city to take stock of the situation when he was barred from entering the area by the security forces

Political blame-game over communal violence in West Bengal intensified on Thursday with Union Minister and BJP leader Babul Supriyo accusing the police and district administration of acting like TMC cadres and coming into action only after the miscreants involved in the violence reached their hiding places.

"It has been the modus operandi that the police do not act in the first hour and a half," he remarked.

"Whether it's the police, the District Magistrate or the administration, they are all acting like TMC cadres. It's no coincidence that Babul Supriyo enters Asansol after 24 hours and the internet services are