Deep Dive | The long trail of political violence in West Bengal Deep Dive | The long trail of political violence in West Bengal Murderous physical attacks on political rivals or clashes between protesters and the police are as bad as it gets in West Bengal. advertisement In West Bengal, the reasons for confrontation have always been strictly political. (Representational Image) The political culture in West Bengal invariably plays out in the colours of confrontation. Every rally, from a street corner meeting to a mammoth march to any miniscule demonstration that snakes its way down the narrow lanes of the state's cities, towns or villages has the potential to explode in violence.