"Yesterday, the hearing took place for the whole day. All the options were discussed... We are leaving after receiving the court's order... We hope that we don't need to go to court for the third time. One to two senior officers called me in the morning and asked me to come (to Sandeshkhali)
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has condemned the attack on media freedom in West Bengal, where a TV journalist reporting on Sandeshkhali horrors was 'taken away' by West Bengal Police late Monday evening.
The situation in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali sparked a war of words between the ruling and opposition parties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging atrocities against women there and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accusing the BJP of fomenting trouble in the area.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that Central government is deactivating Aadhaar cards of people in West Bengal especially those belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes communities (OBC) in the state.
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said that he would visit the violence-hit Sandeshkhali on Tuesday and meet the families of victims.
The West Bengal government will not implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) initiative and will provide separate cards to those whose Aadhaar card is deactivated, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday.
Coming down heavily on CM Banerjee over the events in North 24 Parganas' Sandeshkhali, the NCW Chairperson said that the former should visit the affected area without any post to understand the pain of the victims.
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Mazumdar on Monday said that the party would hold a 72-hour long protest in the coming days demanding the arrest of Sheikh Shahjahan amid the turmoil in the state over the Sandeshkhali violence.
The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Locket Chatterjee on Monday targeted Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee over the Sandeshkhali incident and alleged that atrocities against women are happening in West Bengal and the Chief Minister is completely silent.
The All India Bar Association (AIBA) has written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, cautioning about demands for President's Rule in the state after witnessing horrific incidents of sexual assault and violence in Sandeshkhali.