The caste-based census should only be used for the betterment of those communities or castes that are lagging rather than politics or election practises, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar on Monday.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the West Government plea challenging the Calcutta High Court order which directed to release 'Nabanna Abhijan' organiser Sayan Lahiri in connection with protest against RG Kar incident on August 27.
Amid the ongoing protests in West Bengal over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, another case involving the alleged molestation of a minor girl surfaced in Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas district.
Amid the ongoing protests in West Bengal over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, another case involving the alleged molestation of a minor girl in the Howrah Government Hospital has come to light, the superintendent of HGH said on Sunday.
The residents of the Subhas Pally area in Siliguri took to the streets on Sunday against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last month.
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar launched a fresh attack on Rajya Sabha MP and Supreme Court advocate Kapil Sibal on Sunday over his'symptomatic malaise' remarks.
Chandrima Bhattacharya further said that the West Bengal government has called a special session of the Assembly on September 2 and 3 to table a bill for capital punishment for perpetrators.
People from different communities in Kolkata took to the streets on Sunday, showcasing their anguish following the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on the night of August 9 in Kolkata.
"Law and order is a state subject and if she (Mamata) cannot handle it, then she should leave it and resign. She should stop blaming other people,"Manjhi said.
He also claimed that Mamata Banerjee wants to "escape her responsibility" by targeting CBI, adding that it is also the responsibility of the West Bengal government and police to cooperate with the agency.