Rashtriya Lok Morcha MP Upendra Kushwaha terms assault of Bihar students in West Bengal "unfortunate"
Speaking to mediapersons, Kushwaha said "The incident is very unfortunate that the students of Bihar are being harassed in other states. Students from Bengal go to Bihar and vice versa, but when they come to Bihar they do not face any problems. I had received the information about the incident through social media. I demand the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take strict action in the manner so that such incidents do not occur in the future."
ANI
Sep 28, 2024 10:18 IST
Sasaram (Bihar) [India], September 28 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Morcha MP Upendra Kushwaha on Saturday termed the assault of the Bihar students in West Bengal as unfortunate.
On September 27, the Bagdogra police under the Siliguri Police Commemorate arrested two people for allegedly threatening and harassing two youth who came to Siliguri from Bihar to attend an exam.
The accused identified as Rajat Bhattacharya and Giridhari Roy- residents of West Bengal's Siliguri are known to be linked to Bangla Pokkho, a pro-Bengali advocacy organization.
The incident came to light after a video of the youth went viral on social media, gaining widespread condemnation.
In the video that has gone viral, the youth can be seen sleeping in a room when a group of miscreants entered and asked them whether they could understand Bengali. When one student replied that they couldn't, the miscreants began questioning them aggressively, claiming they shouldn't be taking exams in other States.
One of the students attempted to explain that they had been assigned to the Siliguri exam centre but was repeatedly asked to show his documents.
The group claimed to be from the IB and harassed the youth.
Biswachand Thakur, DCP of Siliguri Police, announced that two accused were arrested by Bagdogra police on Thursday evening following a complaint. (ANI)
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