The West Bengal government have reimposed section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in and around 500 metres of area in seven-gram panchayats, including Sandeshkhali.
Bharatiya Janata Party workers clashed with the police as they marched to North 24 Parganas' Basirhat Superintendent of Police (SP) office on Tuesday, while the Trinamool Congress (TMC) claimed that the situation in Sandeshkhali, which falls under the purview of Basirhat Police Station, is p
"First, police launched a lathi charge, it then pelted stones and later tear gas shells were used on our workers. Then, our workers were arrested," Majumdar said speaking to ANI after clashes with police personnel on their way to Basirhat Superintendent of Police (SP) office.
West Bengal minister Shashi Panja took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday over the violence at Sandeshkhali village in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, stating that it is a 'conspiracy' by the party to create unrest in the village.
In a major setback to the West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court ordered the removal of prohibitory orders that were imposed under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in the vicinity of the SP's office in Basirhat in view of the agitation by the BJP over allegati
"When I listened to my mothers and sisters there I could not believe that this could happen in Kabi guru Rabindranath Tagore's place," the Governor said.
"What I saw was ghastly shocking, shattering to my senses. I saw something which I should never have seen. I heard many things which I should never have heard. If you have tears, this is the time to shed those tears. If you have sighs to heave, heave them now. That is how horrible human life
In a no-holds-barred attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the Sandeshkhali issue, Union Minister Smriti Irani alleged on Monday that the TMC chief is known for the 'genocide' of Hindus.