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Kolkata ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally highlights: BJP calls for 12-hr general strike in Bengal tomorrow
Protestors called for a 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally, that began with people first gathering at the Santragachi area in Howrah. The rally began from the College Square in the capital of West Bengal
Updated : Aug 27, 2024, 08:28 PM IST
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Police on Tuesday hosed protestors with water cannons as they climbed atop police barricades, clashed with police personnel and broke the barricades at Santragachi in Howrah during the 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest march.
Protestors also dragged away police barricades and police resorted to opening lathicharge and lobbying tear gas shells to disperse them.
Protestors called for a 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally, that began with people first gathering at the Santragachi area in Howrah. The rally began from the College Square in the capital of West Bengal.
Several students and citizens joined the march displaying the tricolour in their hands and raising slogans as they moved towards the secretariat.The West Bengal Police deployed heavy forces to control the protests. (ANI)
Here are the live updates:
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- 27 Aug 2024, 08:25 PM
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- 27 Aug 2024, 04:37 PM
BJP calls for a 12-hr general strike in Bengal tomorrow
BJP called for a 12-hour general strike in West Bengal on August 28 to protest against the police action on those who took part in the march to state secretariat Nabbana on Tuesday.
- 27 Aug 2024, 02:08 PM
Police disperse protestors on Howrah Bridge
Security personnel on Tuesday lobbed tear gas shells, used water cannons and resorted to lathi charge to disperse protestors on the Howrah Bridge marching towards the West Bengal State Secretariat Nabanna, amidst the row over the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case. Protestors gathered at the Howrah Bridge, climbing atop police barricades and clashed with police personnel during during the 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest march.
They were seen breaking and dragging away the barricades that were erected at the Santragachi area enorute to the Secretariat. Ahead of the protest, called amid the ongoing row over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, police had thrown a ring of security around the West Bengal state secretariat. (ANI)
- 27 Aug 2024, 02:03 PM
Security personnel lob tear gas shells
#WATCH | West Bengal: Security personnel lob tear gas shells in a bid to disperse protestors from Howrah Bridge.
— ANI (@ANI) August 27, 2024
A 'Nabanna Abhiyan' march has been called today over RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case. pic.twitter.com/zahuiJGDDM - 27 Aug 2024, 02:03 PM
Police detain protestors from Howrah Bridge
#WATCH | West Bengal: Police detain protestors from Howrah Bridge, who are agitating here as part of 'Nabanna Abhiyan' march over RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case. pic.twitter.com/0bv3QMMMub
— ANI (@ANI) August 27, 2024
