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"Workers brought from elsewhere...": CM Mamata accuses BJP of instigating
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
As the BJP continued statewide protests against the alleged sexual abuse and excesses on women at Sandeshkhali in the North 24 Parganas, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the principal Opposition party in the state of instigating violence and disturbing law and order in t
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Sandeshkhali violence: CM Mamata Banerjee links unrest to "RSS", says 'Wil
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Breaking her silence on the Sandeshkhali violence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday made it clear that she has "never supported injustice" while linking "RSS to the incident", adding that she "needs to know the matter to address the issues that will be reported".
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Opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari detained on his way to Sandeshkhali
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, along with four legislators, were detained by the police at Rampur village en route to Sandeshkhali.
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National Commission for Scheduled Castes visits violence-hit Sandeshkhali
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
After listening to the grievances of women who have been protesting against the violence and sexual assault by the supporters of Trinamool Congress strongman Shajahan Sheikh, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) chairman Arun Haldar said that he will submit a report of the violenc
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Sandeshkhali violence: BJP MP Dilip Ghosh alleges Mamata of protecting "cr
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
As BJP continues to attack the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal over Sandeshkhali violence, BJP MP Dilip Ghosh on Thursday alleged Chief Mamata Banerjee of giving protection to its leaders like Shahjahan Sheikh from law enforcement agencies and also referred them as "crimin
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Sandeshkhali violence: "We are being asked to show medical report to prov
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"...We are being asked to show medical report to prove rape... How can the women of the village come forward and say they have been raped? I have not been raped but this has happened with other women...," protester who was protesting over Sandeshkhali violence.
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Sandeshkhali violence: Police release Sukanta Majumdar, other BJP workers
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The political storm over the events at Bengal's Sandeshkhali sparked violence in another part of the state on Tuesday.
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Sandeshkhali violence: "Police resorted to lathi charge, arrested workers
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"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.
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West Bengal Governor, BJP slam CM Mamata Banerjee over Sandeshkhali violen
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"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.
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Mamata Banerjee has failed to protect women in Sandeshkhali: West Bengal B
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and alleged that, being a woman, she had failed to provide protection to ST women in Sandeshkhali violence.
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West Bengal: TMC leader alleges BJP, Congress and CPI-M for provoking Sand
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Days after violence erupted in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Saturday alleged that BJP, Congress and CPI-M are engaged in trying to provoke the situation as the region returns towards normalcy.
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Submit report on Sandeshkhali violence: West Bengal Governor instructs sta
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a recent incident in the Sandeshkhali region of West Bengal, agitated villagers set fire to the poultry farm belonging to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shivprasad Hazra.
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