A day after Kolkata violence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi to campaign in West Bengal today

Modi is scheduled to address a rally in Basirhat at 2 pm and in Diamond Harbour at 4 pm.

Hours after a grand roadshow of Amit Shah turned violent in North Kolkata on Tuesday evening when Trinamool Congress activists allegedly clashed with those of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a bid to show black flag to Shah, chief minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP president of hiring goons to create problems.

Banerjee visited the Vidyasagar College late in the evening, the main battleground of Tuesday's clash, and condemned the incident strongly.

She alleged that the BJP had hired goons from outside to vandalise here.

"Students have been thrashed by the BJP activists," she said while the BJP said their peaceful rally was attacked by the Trinamool Congress.

The CM's statement comes after violence erupted in the College Street area of North Kolkata, with stone pelting by both parties.

Reportedly a bust of Bengali's iconic social reformer Vidyasagar which was kept in a glass showcase in the premises of the College was damaged. 

According to local TV channels, students were stuck inside the Vidyasagar College and the University of Calcutta and many were attacked allegedly by BJP workers. However, TV footages also showed that the TMC supporters had assembled inside the Calcutta University campus to show black flag and anti-Modi and anti-Shah placards.

While BJP activists said they were pelted with stones from inside the campuses, students, believed to be of TMC affiliation, denied such allegations and said they simply showed black flags to Amit Shah's roadshow which tried to enter the campuses.

Local police had to call in more forces to take control of the situation and douse the fire. The police had to resort to lathicharge to disperse the violent crowd.

Speaking to ABP Ananda, BJP president Amit Shah alleged that his roadshow was attacked by TMC workers from inside the colleges.

"Our party workers were attacked and the police did not help us. In fact, they stood there as mere spectators. The roadshow had to be stopped abruptly. I was not allowed to visit the house of Vivekananda and am really upset about it," he told the news channel.

Accompanied by BJP's North Kolkata candidate Rahul Sinha, Amit Shah led a massive roadshow in the city on Tuesday with the aim to showcase BJP's strength just days before people vote in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday.

The final phase of Lok Sabha polls will be held on Sunday. Bengal will also vote on the day.