Kolkata, March 1 (TIWN) A controversy erupted on Sunday after a video went viral showing a group of people carrying BJP flags and going in a procession in central Kolkata raising the provocative "goli maro" slogan.

The video surfaced on a day Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah addressed a rally in central Kolkata''s Shahid Minar Maidan where he strongly defended the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

The group of processionists shown in the short video clip was heard saying "''Desh ke Gaddaro Ko, Goli Maro s*** ko.''".

The inflammatory slogan was first chanted at a public rally addressed by Union Minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur on January 27 in Delhi''s Rithala area. Thakur had allegedly egged on his audience to respond to the slogan.

Thakur was then barred from campaigning by the Election Commission for 72 hours in the run-up to the February 8 Delhi Assembly polls.

Many of those who uploaded the clap gave the caption: "''Goli maro'' slogan by BJP supporters going to @AmitShah rally at Shahid Minar in Kolkata today.(Sunday)".

Some local media houses have also uploaded the clip on their portal.