Bengal's Powder Keg: A Rally Gone Wrong The recent protests in Kolkata, sparked by Mamata Banerjee's rally against the alleged rape and murder of an 11 year old girl, have highlighted the deep seated tensions between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Clashes broke out between TMC youth wing workers and BJP supporters during the rally, underscoring the precarious state of politics in West Bengal.
Images of eggs being thrown at Mamata Banerjee's convoy and cries of "chor, chor" – meaning "thief, thief" in Bengali – may seem trivial.