West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar was taken into custody by West Bengal Police after he sat on a protest demanding the arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh in violence-hit Sandeshkhali of North 24 Parganas district.
As Sandeshkhali continued to be on the boil, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday stated that it will depute its team to ascertain facts by a "spot-enquiry" into the incidents of violence in the North 24 Parganas island, a press release from the NHRC stated.
On a day when the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, arrived in battleground Sandeshkhali after being granted permission to do so by the Chief Justice of the Kolkata High Court, Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday sounded a note of optimism saying something 'ho
A 'peace home' has been opened at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata from Monday to provide temporary refuge to the victims of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district.
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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold a rally in Barasat, a subdivision in North 24 Parganas district and next to Sandeshkhali village, where alleged atrocities against women have been done by fugitive TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan and his aides, said a party source.
Coming down heavily on the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal over the events in North 24 Parganas' Sandeshkhali, the opposition leaders demanded the arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh and intervention of the Central Government in the matter.
BJP workers on Thursday held a protest in Purba Bardhaman district over the alleged sexual abuse and atrocities on women at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district.
As the BJP continued statewide protests against the alleged sexual abuse and excesses on women at Sandeshkhali in the North 24 Parganas, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the principal Opposition party in the state of instigating violence and disturbing law and order in t
Breaking her silence on the Sandeshkhali violence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday made it clear that she has "never supported injustice" while linking "RSS to the incident", adding that she "needs to know the matter to address the issues that will be reported".
A day after its state president Sukanta Majumdar slumped unconscious amid a police crackdown on a sit-in he was leading against the alleged sexual abuse and exploitation of women by ruling TMC strongmen at Sandeshlkhali in North 24 Parganas district, the BJP was in no mood to take their foot