On Thursday, members of the BJP's youth wing took out a protest march against the state government in Howrah and were on their way to the Secretariat to protest there. Police resorted to lathi-charge and use of water cannons to disperse the protestors. During the clash, Balvinder Singh, security personnel of BJP leader Priyangu Pandey from Barrackpore, was beaten up severely and his turban opened. Despite this, the cops continued to beat him up and pulled him by his hair. During the debate on this issue, SAD leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa showed expressed his anger.