The Kolkata physician’s rape and homicide case has sparked such an anger that the West Bengal authorities is discovering exhausting to douse. The protestors should not able to again down with the federal government agency on its stand. A bit of scholars as we speak marched in the direction of the CM workplace Nabanna demanding Mamata Banerjee’s resignation. Nonetheless, they have been stopped halfway as police used batons and fired tear gasoline shells to disrupt the protestors. A number of college students have been taken into custody as effectively. Later, the BJP leaders took out a march in the direction of Kolkata Police headquarters, Lalbazar demanding launch of the scholars.
After this, Kolakata Police resorted to lathi-charge and fired tear gasoline to disperse BJP leaders and supporters. The protesters have been demanding the discharge of scholars arrested in the course of the Nabanna Abhijan rally and calling for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s resignation following the latest rape and homicide of a postgraduate trainee physician on the state-run R.G. Kar Medical School.
The scenario escalated when BJP supporters tried to breach police barricades at Lalbazar. BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar, who was main the march, fell ailing after being uncovered to tear gasoline and was pressured to go away the scene.
Earlier within the day, Majumdar’s procession was halted by police from advancing towards Lalbazar. In response, Majumdar and different native BJP leaders staged a sit-in protest on the barricades round 4:30 PM, demanding a proof from the police concerning the arrests and calling for the unconditional launch of the scholars detained in the course of the Nabanna Abhijan.
When their protest did not elicit a response from the Police Commissioner or different senior officers, BJP leaders and supporters made one other try to interrupt by means of the barricades. Police then used power to regulate the scenario and arrested 94 protesters.
“The state president has warned the Police Commissioner to clarify their stand on the arrests and make sure the unconditional launch of the Bengali college students who have been detained from varied areas in the course of the march to Nabanna,” a state BJP chief stated.
The Nabanna Abhijan rally, organised beneath the banner of ‘Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj’ and the dissident state authorities staff’ platform ‘Sangrami Joutha Mancha,’ noticed participation from varied areas, together with Howrah, Santragachi, Howrah Bridge, M G Street, and Princep Ghat. (With company inputs)
