Additional Commissioner of Police Kolkata, Supratim Sarkar on Monday said that they have rejected an application by 'Paschimbanga Chhatro Samaj' to hold a rally called 'Nabanna Abhiyaan' on August 27.
On Janmashtami, Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar visited the family of the Kolkata rape and murder victim and lit a candle in her memory. During his visit, he also met with the victims' parents.
The National Task Force, constituted by the Supreme Court against the backdrop of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, has convened its first meeting on August 27, according to official sources.
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Monday questioned the West Bengal police decision to term the 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally 'illegal', stating that the students had announced it through a press conference, indicating police awareness of the event.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Monday claimed that BJP (Ram) and CPI (M) (Left) parties are all coming together to create anarchy against TMC and West Bengal over the Kolkata woman doctor rape and murder incident.
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday demanded that an investigation should be conducted against Mamata Banerjee over the Kolkata rape-murder case.
Indian Secular Front (ISF) on Sunday held a protest demanding justice in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case, in Bhangar region of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal.
A torchlight protest was held in Siliguri on Sunday to demand justice for the victim of the Kolkata woman doctor rape and murder at RG Kar Medical College.
The Bengali television industry held a protest march from Tollygunge to Deshapriya Park on Sunday, demanding justice for the victim of the RG Kar rape-murder case.
Reacting to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Sunday said that it is a very shameful thing that such crimes are happening against women.