Police use tear fuel on protestors in the course of the “Nabanna Abhijan” protest in opposition to rape-murder of a physician
New Delhi:
The BJP has known as for a 6 am to six pm bandh (strike) in West Bengal to protest in opposition to the police motion on those that took half within the march to the state secretariat ‘Nabbana’ over the rape and homicide of a 31-year-old physician in Kolkata.
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The BJP has known as for a 12-hour common strike after police lathi-charged, and used water cannons and tear fuel to disperse protesters making an attempt to succeed in ‘Nabanna’ on Tuesday.
The ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ name was given by an unregistered pupil physique ‘Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj’ and a dissident state authorities staff’ platform ‘Sangrami Joutha Mancha’. The ruling Trinamool Congress alleged that this was a BJP-backed protest.
The protesters have been demanding the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the rape-murder of a trainee physician on the RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital in Kolkata.
Senior BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari alleged that over 160 protestors, together with 17 ladies, suffered accidents within the police motion. Police claimed that a number of cops have been additionally injured within the clashes.
Mr Adhikari, who’s the State’s Chief of Opposition, urged Governor CV Ananda Bose to “impose President’s Rule” in West Bengal.
“We’re pressured to provide the dawn-to-dusk strike name for a common strike as this autocratic regime is popping a deaf ear to the voices of individuals, the demand for justice for the sufferer. As an alternative of justice, Mamata Banerjee’s police are turning on the peace-loving folks of the state, who solely needed a secure and safe atmosphere for ladies,” BJP state president and union minister Sukanta Majumdar stated.
The West Bengal authorities urged folks not to reply to BJP’s bandh. “The federal government is not going to permit any bandh on Wednesday. We urge folks to not take part in it. All steps shall be taken to make sure that regular life is unaffected,” stated Alapan Bandopadhyay, the chief advisor to Ms Banerjee.
The state issued a notification stating that every one authorities places of work would stay open and all staff, besides these dealing with exigencies or are on go away, must report for obligation on August 28 or face show-cause for his or her unauthorised absence.
The Trinamool stated the BJP known as a strike to achieve political floor and stated that there “will likely be no bandh” on Wednesday,
The rape and homicide of a 31-year-old physician on August 9 has prompted nationwide outrage, with junior docs refusing to see non-emergency sufferers in lots of components of the nation. They’re demanding justice for the sufferer and better security for ladies at hospitals.
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