Earlier on Thursday, Sukanta Majumdar was arrested by the West Bengal Police on Thursday while leading a protest against the Sandeshkhali incidents and released on a PR bond later.
Amid a stand-off with the farmers, who are protesting with their demands, Haryana Police in Ambala District has said that any loss to the government and private property during the protest will be compensated by attaching the property and seizure of bank accounts of the protestors.
The plea alleged that the Delhi Police erroneously and arbitrarily declined the request of the petitioner to hold a peaceful protest on February 23, 2024, at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, which is in violation of the fundamental right of the petitioner.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said the protesting farners led by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) will observe a 'Black Friday' on Friday following the death of a farmer at Khanauri Border crossing in Sangrur district, Punjab, during the ongoing protests.
The West Bengal police on Thursday opened up on the arrest of BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar saying he was arrested during his protest earlier in Sandeshkhali for violation of prohibitory orders under Section 144, which had been in force in the violence-hit area.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has moved Delhi High Court against Delhi Police for not granting permission to hold protest at Jantar Mantar in regards to alleged hurdles being put before the implementation of the Delhi Jal Board's One-Time Settlement Scheme for water bill arrears.
According to an official statement, "The SKM general body on Thursday decided to organise a massive mobilisation of farmers with a slew of programmes to be observed all over India in support of its demands and against the repression of the farmers' struggle."
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has said that the Centre is ready for talks with protesting farmers who are our "brothers" and "annadaatas", asserting that the Modi government has taken various steps to ensure higher income for farmers.
Launching a blistering attack on the TMC government, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said on Thursday his party will keep mobilising cadres and holding protests against the alleged events in Sandeshkhali till they were allowed to visit the island in the North 24 Parganas district.
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.
Casting aspersions on the Election Commission (EC), veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Digvijaya Singh, on Thursday claimed that there doubts around the unbiased conduct of the poll panel.
A large crowd of parents gathered outside a private school in Thane for the second day in a row, demanding the resignation of the administration over the alleged molestation of class 2 girl students inside a school bus during a picnic trip.