One Yr Of RG Kar Rape Case: Kolkata Police Lathi-Cost Protestors Throughout ‘Nabanna Abhiyan’ March | India Information
New Delhi: Tensions flared in central Kolkata on Saturday after police resorted to a lathi-charge on protestors taking part in a justice march associated to the RG Kar Medical Faculty rape and homicide case. The protestors had deliberate a high-intensity procession to the West Bengal state secretariat, ‘Nabanna’, beneath the banner of the ‘Nabanna Chalo Abhiyan’.
The demonstration, led by senior leaders Suvendu Adhikari and Agnimitra Paul, marked the anniversary of the horrific incident at RG Kar Medical Faculty, the place a feminine physician was brutally raped and murdered final yr contained in the hospital premises. The protest rapidly escalated right into a confrontation after authorities tried to halt the procession.
A big part of protestors joined the march demanding justice for the sufferer. Slogans had been raised condemning the incident, calling for accountability, and demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The sufferer’s mother and father urged the general public to help the march, and Chief of the Opposition within the West Bengal Meeting, Suvendu Adhikari, known as on BJP staff to affix the protest with out carrying any get together flags or symbols. Adhikari, accompanied by a number of BJP MLAs, stood in solidarity with the sufferer’s mother and father at Dorina Crossing in Esplanade, Central Kolkata—visibly absent had been any BJP banners or insignia.
“The Mamata Banerjee administration is afraid of the large turnout demanding justice,” stated Adhikari through the march.
Protestors had been seen carrying the nationwide Tricolour together with posters and banners in search of justice for the RG Kar sufferer. In anticipation of the march, authorities made huge safety preparations. Heavy police deployment, Speedy Motion Drive (RAF) personnel, and water cannons had been stationed at strategic places. Drones had been used for aerial surveillance.
Prohibitory orders beneath Part 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) had been enforced in areas surrounding Nabanna. Multi-layer barricades had been arrange at key intersections throughout Kolkata and Howrah, and site visitors motion on each the Howrah Bridge and Vidyasagar Setu over the Hooghly River was suspended to stop the agitators from advancing.
The RG Kar incident continues to set off public outrage, with this march underscoring the demand for justice and highlighting mounting criticism of the state administration.
