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Kolkata: Clashes broke out between police personnel and BJP supporters on Tuesday after efforts were made to defy prohibitory orders clamped in the vicinity of the SP's office in West Bengal's Basirhat prior to the agitation of the saffron party over allegations of sexual harassment of women in Sandeshkhali block. The orders were enforced under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) from 6 am and 6 pm to maintain law and order, officials said. A huge police contingent equipped with riot gear has also been deployed outside the SP's office in Basirhat to prevent any untoward incident, they said. Sandeshkhali is under the purview of the Basirhat police district. The state BJP, which had announced that its leaders would gherao the SP office on Tuesday to protest against the situation in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district, this afternoon led by state president Sukanta Majumdar tried to break the police barricades while marching to the SP office. The police initially tried to pacify the BJP supporters after it broke the first barricade. But the BJP workers remained defiant, following which the police started baton charging to disperse them. 'This is a lawless situation in Bengal. The state government is trying to hide the truth,' Majumdar claimed. Earlier in the day, Majumdar said the a party delegation would travel to Basirhat by train, as the police have set up barricades on the road in the area. The ruling Trinamool Congress accused the BJP of trying to vitiate the atmosphere of the state. 'The BJP is trying to fish in troubled waters. The police are doing everything to maintain the situation but the BJP wants to disrupt the situation,' TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said. Women in Sandeshkhali have been agitat ...