BJP's Dilip Ghosh, Suvendu Adhikari Arrested In Kolkata Over Covid Rules

The arrested BJP workers and leaders were released after being taken to the police headquarters in Kolkata's Lalbazar.

Bengal's top BJP leaders - including the party's state chief Dilip Ghosh and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari - were among dozens of BJP workers arrested in Kolkata today for violating Covid rules during a protest in the heart of the city. 150 leaders and party workers were arrested today, the BJP has alleged. The BJP leaders, including former Minister of State Debasree Chowdhury, staged a sit-in at the Gandhi statue to mark the "Poschimbongo Bachao Diwas (Save West Bengal Day)" to counter the Trinamool Congress's "Khela Hobe Diwas". The BJP had announced they would organise a dharna at Rani Rashmoni Avenue - a street designated for protests in the city. However, even after they failed to get the necessary permissions, they showed up at the Gandhi statue. The police battled with central security provided to several BJP leaders to arrest them.