BJP Calls For Strike In North Bengal After Violence Over Teen's Death
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Kaliaganj: The Calcutta High Court, has asked for a progress report on the investigation. The court has asked the police to submit the post-mortem report, case diary and FIR by May 2.
The BJP has announced a 12-hour bandh in north Bengal on Friday in protest against "atrocities on a tribal community". The bandh call comes in the backdrop of a teenage girl's death at Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district last week. Several incidents of violence have been reported since. Shocked!Police has opened fire on civilians in Kaliyaganj. Yes, the same Police force which remained a mute spectator while Bengal was burning during the protests against CAA. I urge Union Home Minister Shri @amitshah Ji to immediately intervene and save civilians. pic.twitter.com/diWyz6czYc 'Mamata' police brutally killed a Rajbangshi young man of 33 years at Kaliaganj.Trigger happy 'Mamata' police raided the house of a BJP Panchayet Samiti Member Bishnu Barman at 2:30 am midnight (April 27; 2023) but did not find him. They brutally shot dead a Rajbangshi young… pic.twitter.com/zTohL8ECud
North Bengal includes the districts of Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Darjeeling, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur and Malda.
The ruling Trinamool Congress has reacted sharply to the bandh call and accused the BJP of trying to disturb peace in the state. The party has also accused the BJP of trying to politicise and communalise the teen's death, calling it "vulture politics".
The Calcutta High Court, meanwhile, has asked for a progress report on the investigation. The court has asked the police to submit the post-mortem report, case diary and FIR by May 2.
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