BJP workers and supporters block railway tracks at Shantipur railway station during the party’s 12-hour general strike in Bengal (Bengal Bandh). (Photo: PTI)
The city is preparing for a series of demonstrations and rallies on Friday to protest the rape and murder of a doctor, with political parties and several civil society organisations planning to take to the streets.
Both the ruling TMC and opposition BJP will hold demonstrations as the protests enter their third week.
Frustrated by the alleged inaction of the state women’s commission, the BJP’s women’s wing will march to the commission’s office, accusing it of partisanship since the discovery of the victim’s body on August 9.
BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said Mahila Morcha members would seal the office from outside.
The BJP will continue its sit-in protest at Esplanade for a second day on Friday, part of a week-long series to demand the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and justice for the victim.
Meanwhile, the TMC is planning to stage protests in colleges across Bengal to demand that the central government pass a law imposing capital punishment on rapists. The party will stage sit-ins in every block on August 31.
On August 9, the police recovered the body of the female postgraduate doctor from the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
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First published: August 30, 2024 | 10:04 am IS
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