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Ration riots now in Nadia and Hooghly
9 Oct 2007, 0247 hrs IST,TNN

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BEHRAMPORE/HOOGHLY: Anger against corruption in the public distribution system spread to Nadia and Hooghly districts on Monday, while police faced mob fury in Murshidabad.

While ration dealers were attacked in Nadia and had a large stock of kerosene and wheat seized from them, a shop was looted in the presence of cops in Nabagram, Murshidabad.

The incidents triggered a blame game, with a CPM leader claiming Congress was fomenting trouble. Congress hit back, saying CPM was trying to frame Opposition leaders in false cases before the panchayat polls.

State home secretary P R Ray admitted that some protests were motivated by "genuine grievances".