A large number of students protested against the rape-murder case of a trainee doctor in Kolkata on Tuesday (27 August). The students demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The protest was named ‘Nabanna Abhiyan’. Nabanna is the temporary secretariat of the West Bengal government, where the Chief Minister, ministers and officers sit. The secretariat located in Writers’ Building is currently under renovation. The secretariat located in Writers’ Building is currently under renovation. The protest, which started at around 12.30 pm, continued till 6.30 pm. The protesting students had started gathering at Santragachi in Howrah. To stop the protest, the government had deployed 6 thousand police personnel on the streets. Howrah Bridge was sealed. Barricades were put up to stop the students, water cannons were installed. Grease was also applied on the barricades. The students marched towards Nabanna, but they could not succeed. The police lathi-charged the protesters, fired tear gas shells and fired water cannons. According to media reports, more than 100 students and more than 25 policemen were injured during the protest. Cases were registered against more than 100 students and they were detained. BJP called for a 12-hour Bengal bandh on Wednesday against the detention of students. On this, Mamata government said that there will be no bandh tomorrow. Government employees should reach office or else action will be taken against them. A trainee doctor was raped and murdered on the night of 8 August in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The body of the doctor was found on the morning of 9 August. After this, doctors from all over the country came out on the streets. After the appeal of the Supreme Court, doctors of many hospitals cancelled the strike. However, the phase of protest continues. There was a clash between the police and the protesters. The protesters broke the barricades. 5 big things about the protest: 1. The protesters wanted to go from College Square to Nabanna under the ‘Nabanna Abhiyan’. 2. Kolkata’s Howrah Bridge, Hastings and Nabanna were the centers of the protest. 3. BJP has called for a 12-hour Bengal bandh tomorrow against the detention of students. On this, Mamata government said that there will be no bandh tomorrow. Government employees should reach the office.
4. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, ‘The opposition and the ruling party should sit together and ensure that the protest is peaceful.’
5. Trinamool Congress MP Sayani Ghosh described the students’ protest as hooliganism. She said that it is exactly like hooliganism. Hardly any woman is seen in it. Read the updates related to the protest against the rape-murder case in Kolkata in the blog below…
