Trinamool Congress leader opened fire at an anti-CAA protest in West Bengal's Murshidabad on Wednesday leaving at least two dead, the locals have said.

According to locals, TMC's Jalangi Block President Tahiruddin opened fire at the protesters, killing two people and injuring several others.

The two deceased have been identified as Maqbool Sheikh and Anirudh Biswas.

Shahrul Biswas, son of one of the deceased, said that the police did not do anything to stop the TMC leader.

"My father reads the namaz every day in the mosque. After that, he locks the mosque and comes back. Today, a strike was called in protest against CAA-NRC. While he was returning today, few Maruti vans came and the Jalangi Block President of TMC Tahiruddin started firing randomly. The police were present there but did not do anything to stop it. He was declared dead on bringing to the hospital," Shahrul Biswas told.

Another local resident, Hira Khatun, whose brother was injured in the incident said, "My brother was shot in the knees. We are very poor and are not involved in any party politics. TMC workers shot my brother and the Jalangi Block President from TMC helped them."

Local TMC MP Abu Taher denied that the party was involved in the clash and alleged that the violence was by Congress and CPI(M) supporters. "I have requested the police to look into the incident. The culprits should be immediately arrested," he said.

"I heard that the ones who had called for the strike opened fire on the people when they asked for the strike to be lifted. It is completely a lie that any TMC member fired anyone," Jalangi MLA Abdul Razzak said.