BJP Calls 12-Hour Bengal Bandh Tomorrow

Bengal Bandh: The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called a 12-hour Bengal bandh on August 28. The 12-hour Bangla bandh will continue from 6 am to 6 pm. "West Bengal BJP calls a 12-hour West Bengal bandh tomorrow," said Union Minister and WB BJP president Sukanta Majumdar. 

The BJP also demanded presidential rule and accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being responsible for the violence during the student protests earlier in the day. 

The party also charged the TMC supremo with protecting those involved in the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, calling her a “dictator” and demanding her resignation to ensure a fair investigation. 

The BJP has also called for the CBI to administer a polygraph test to Banerjee and Police Commissioner Vineet Goel, who allegedly initially claimed the victim died by suicide.

Nabanna Abhijan march 

During the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ march on Tuesday, over RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case, Kolkata police used water cannons to disperse protestors at Santragachi in Howrah. The protestors broke through police barricades and clashed with officers. 

The protestors also dragged away barricades, prompting police to respond with lathi charges and tear gas. The police had established heavy security around the West Bengal state secretariat.