Nabanna Abhijan LIVE: Protesters, cops clash for hours; BJP calls for 12hr bandh tomorrow
By : The Federal
Update: 2024-08-27 02:51 GMT
2024-08-27 07:57 GMT
We will reach Nabanna no matter what: Protester
“We will reach Nabanna no matter what. We must get to the state secretariat to demand the resignation of the chief minister, whose administration has been trying to shield the perpetrators of this heinous crime and suppress the incident. We want to hear from her,” says a protester.
The rally has been organised by student platform Chhatrasamaj and the Sangrami Joutha Mancha of state government employees.2024-08-27 07:55 GMT
We intend to keep it peaceful: Chhatrasamaj spokesperson
“Despite provocations, we intend to keep this a peaceful, democratic movement against the horrific crime committed against our sister at RG Kar hospital. We demand justice for her and her family. The call for justice by the people of Bengal and the country must be acknowledged by the Mamata Banerjee government,” says Chhatrasamaj spokesperson Sayan Lahiri.
2024-08-27 07:33 GMT
Protesters drag away barricades, police resort to lathi charge
#WATCH | West Bengal: Protestors drag away Police barricades as they agitate over RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case and carry out Nabanna Abhiyan' march. Police resort to opening lathi charge and lobbying tear gas shells to disperse them.
Visuals from… pic.twitter.com/rAAcnBGzLr— ANI (@ANI) August 27, 2024