The protesters were demanding the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in response to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata.
Source of news: NDTV
New Delhi: The BJP has announced a bandh (strike) in West Bengal from 6 am to 6 pm to protest the police action against those participating in the march to the state secretariat, Nabbana, following the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata.
Key Points on the West Bengal Bandh:
The BJP has called for a 12-hour general strike after police used lathi charges, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters attempting to reach ‘Nabanna’ on Tuesday.
The ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ was organized by the unregistered student group ‘Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj’ and the dissident state government employees’ platform ‘Sangrami Joutha Mancha.’ The ruling Trinamool Congress claimed that the protest was backed by the BJP.
The protesters were calling for the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in response to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
Mr. Adhikari, the State’s Leader of the Opposition, urged Governor CV Ananda Bose to “impose President’s Rule” in West Bengal.
Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged that more than 160 protesters, including 17 women, were injured in the police action. The police, in turn, claimed that several officers were also hurt in the clashes.
BJP state president and union minister Sukanta Majumdar said, “We are compelled to call for a dawn-to-dusk general strike because this autocratic regime is ignoring the people’s demands for justice for the victim. Instead of delivering justice, Mamata Banerjee’s police are attacking the peaceful citizens of the state who merely seek a safe and secure environment for women.”
The West Bengal government urged people to ignore the BJP’s bandh. “The government will not permit any bandh on Wednesday. We urge citizens not to participate. All measures will be taken to ensure that normal life remains unaffected,” said Alapan Bandopadhyay, chief advisor to Ms. Banerjee.
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