After West Bengal ADG Police (Law & Order) called the Nabanna Abhijan Rally scheduled for Tuesday illegal, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh asked what right the police have to call it legal or illegal saying that in a democratic country, anyone can protest.
Responding to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's letter to PM Modi for setting up fast-track courts, Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi lambasted the West Bengal government for its failure to implement essential safety measures for women and children in the state.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday concluded a second round of polygraph tests on former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) principal Sandip Ghosh as part of their investigation into the rape-murder of a woman doctor at the institution.
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.
West Bengal ADG Police (Law & Order) Manoj Kumar Verma called Nabanna Abhijan Rally on August 27 to reach the Nabanna or State Secretariat as illegal and an attempt to incite widespread unrest in Kolkata.
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.