Tensions have escalated in Kolkata as riot police clashed with protesters marching in the direction of the state secretariat, Nabanna, in response to the rape and homicide of a 31-year-old physician at RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital on August 9. Authorities have deployed teargas shells and water cannons to disperse the gang, who’ve responded by hurling stones on the police. The scenario stays risky as regulation enforcement struggles to regulate the more and more chaotic scene.
On Tuesday afternoon, tons of of youths started the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ protest from two separate areas in Kolkata, calling for the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the arrest of these accountable for the rape and homicide of a physician at RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital. The demonstrators accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for failure of ladies safety within the state, which they argue led to the RG Kar Hospital incident.
#WATCH | West Bengal: Protests proceed at Howrah Bridge, as a part of ‘Nabanna Abhiyan’ march, over RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital rape-murder case. pic.twitter.com/6K2zGKlHj5
— ANI (@ANI) August 27, 2024
When requested in regards to the protests getting uncontrolled and incidents of stone pelting, Kolkata Police DC (Central) Indrani Mukherjee informed ANI, “We’ll take care of no matter occurs and tackle it because it comes. We’ll tally the arrests later; for now, our focus is on the scenario at hand.”
Enraged protestors had been seen forcibly eradicating police barricades whereas staging the ‘Nabanna Abhiyan’ march. In response, police used baton fees and tear gasoline to disperse the demonstrators.
#WATCH | West Bengal: Protestors drag away Police barricades as they agitate over RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital rape-murder case and perform Nabanna Abhiyan’ march. Police resort to opening lathi cost and lobbying tear gasoline shells to disperse them.
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— ANI (@ANI) August 27, 2024
Kolkata police have detained protesters from Howrah Bridge concerned within the ‘Nabanna Abhiyan’ march demanding justice within the RG Kar rape-murder case. The demonstrators had been subjected to tear gasoline and water cannons as they tried to breach barricades exterior the Bengal secretariat.
The federal government has imposed prohibitory orders close to Nabanna underneath Part 163 of BNSS, therefore stopping the meeting of 5 or extra individuals.
#WATCH | West Bengal: Police use water cannons and tear gasoline shells to disperse protestors from Howrah Bridge.
A ‘Nabanna Abhiyan’ march has been known as immediately over RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital rape-murder case. pic.twitter.com/8BVK1F1K53
— ANI (@ANI) August 27, 2024
In a video message, launched earlier immediately, Governor Bose mentioned, “Within the context of the peaceable protest, introduced by the scholar group of West Bengal and the reported suppressions of the protest by sure directions of the federal government, I’d urge upon the federal government to recollect the robust pronouncement of the Supreme Courtroom of India, let not the facility of the state of West Bengal be unleashed on the peaceable protestors.
Democracy can’t silence the bulk, can’t silence the bulk, can’t silence the bulk! Keep in mind that.”
