Nabanna Abhijan Rally: Protestors drag away barricades, police resort to lathicharge, tear gas shells

Protestors on Tuesday dragged away police barricades as they protested over RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case and carried out Nabanna Abhiyan march.

The state police resorted to opening lathicharge and lobbying tear gas shells to disperse the protestors.

Student organisation 'Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj' and the 'Sangrami Joutha Mancha' held their rally on Tuesday, despite the administration's declaration of the event as illegal.


The rally to the state secretariat is focused on demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the arrest of those involved in the alleged rape case.

Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj is an unregistered student group, while Sangrami Joutha Mancha represents state government employees who are advocating for their Dearness Allowance (DA) to be aligned with that of Central government employees.

The state police had termed the rally "illegal" and "unauthorized," citing concerns over potential violence and public disorder.

ADG (Law and Order) Manoj Verma indicated that there is credible intelligence suggesting attempts by miscreants to incite chaos during the protest. Consequently, the government has imposed prohibitory orders near Nabanna (state secretariat) under Section 163 of BNSS, restricting gatherings of five or more people.

The Trinamool Congress had denounced the rally as a "conspiracy" to create public disorder, releasing videos that purportedly show BJP leaders from Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur district, planning to provoke violence. The persons shown in the videos have been detained for questioning.