Police Clash with Student Protesters Marching to State Secretariat, Demand CM Mamata Banerjee's Resignation

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:04am on 27 Aug 2024,Tuesday India

Students from Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj are staging a march from Kolkata's College Square to the state secretariat, Nabanna, demanding the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The protest is in response to the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at R G Kar Hospital. The Kolkata police have declared the march illegal and are using water cannons and tear gas to control the situation. Protesters are reacting by breaking barricades and throwing stones. The BJP, which is backing the student group, claims that several protesters have been injured due to police actions.

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