Amid the growing outrage over the alleged murder and sexual assault of a female trainee doctor in Kolkata, actor-turned-politician Hema Malini strongly condemned the incident and expressed her support for BJP workers who are protesting against the horrific crime.
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar staged a sit-in protest on the road at Baguiati in Kolkata during the 12-hour 'Bengal Bandh' called in Kolkata on Wednesday. He said that the protest has transformed into a people's movement and their demand is the resignation
The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Forum held a protest rally in Kolkata on Wednesday demanding justice for a fellow doctor who was tragically raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on 9 August.
In West Bengal, BJP called for a '12-hour Bengal Bandh' after Kolkata police resorted to lathi-charge, the use of water cannons and tear gas against the protestors in the 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally.
On August 27, chaos broke out in the streets of Kolkata. Security personnel lobbed tear gas shells, used water cannons and resorted to lathi-charge to disperse protestors on the Howrah Bridge marching towards the West Bengal State Secretariat Nabanna, amidst the growing protests over the
Congress MP Manickam Tagore hit out at the BJP and alleged that it was politicising the rape and murder case of the trainee female doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital for political gains stating that this would not help anyone.
Union Minister Lalan Singh held West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee responsible for police action on the protesters that took place on August 27, over the murder-rape case at RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata.
Authorities have tightened security in Kolkata in the wake of the 12-hour 'Bengal Bandh' call by the BJP in protest against the alleged police crackdown during the 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest rally in the state capital on Tuesday.