Sandeshkhali violence
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Sandeshkhali violence: ABVP to submit memorandum to President Murmu
Kolkata: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Wednesday said it will submit a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu to draw her attention on the Sandeshkhali issue. At a central working committee meeting in…
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Sandeshkhali row: Mamata protecting accused Shajahan Sheikh, says BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday fired another salvo at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the Sandeshkhali issue, alleging that she has given “protection” to TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh due to…
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Sandeshkhali: ISF MLA arrested, Congress delegation stopped
Kolkata: Police on Tuesday arrested Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Nausad Siddique and prevented senior state Congress leaders from heading towards the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. However,…
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Shajahan Sheikh to be arrested in 7 days: TMC spokesperson
Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Monday said party strongman Shajahan Sheikh, who has been accused of sexual atrocities and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal, will be arrested in…
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BJP moves Calcutta HC for permission to hold protest on Sandeshkhali issue
Kolkata: After being denied the permission by Kolkata Police to hold sit-in from February 27 against the alleged sexual harassment and violence against women at Sandeshkhali, the state unit of BJP on…
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Sandeshkhali: Cal HC says no restraint on arrest of Shajahan Sheikh
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday clarified there is no stay on the arrest of Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shajahan, who has been accused of sexual atrocities and a land grab…
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ISF leader arrested in Sandeshkhali for vandalism
Kolkata: Police on Sunday arrested ISF leader Ayesha Bibi from the Sandeshkhali area in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district for her alleged involvement in burning poultry firms of arrested local TMC…
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BJP will try to give Sandeshkhali issue communal colour: WB Cong chief
Kolkata: West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday alleged that the BJP would try to give the Sandeshkhali issue a communal colour and play divisive politics before the upcoming Lok…
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TMC delegation visits Sandeshkhali, assures people of justice
Sandeshkhali: A TMC delegation, which visited trouble-torn Sandeshkhali on Saturday, assured people that they will get justice and no wrongdoers will be spared. The delegation comprising Sujit Bose and Partha Bhowmick, ministers of…
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Calcutta HC seeks reports on violence in Sandeshkhali during panchayat polls
Kolkata: As Sandeshkhali in West Bengal continued to simmer, the Calcutta High Court on Friday, February 23, directed the state government to submit details of complaints of violence received from the area…
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Sandeshkhali tense again as women hit streets seeking Shahjahan’s arrest
Kolkata: Tension erupted in Sandeshkhali as women hit the streets again carrying sticks and brooms demanding the arrest of absconding Sheikh Shahjahan and his close associates accused of sexual harassment and violence.…
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Sandeshkhali violence: Strict action against the guilty, assures DGP
Kolkata: West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar on Thursday said that police will listen to the complaints of every individual in Sandeshkhali and strict action will be taken against those found guilty. Kumar, who…
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VHP calls for President’s rule in WB over Sandeshkhali violence
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Wednesday slammed the Mamata Banerjee-led government over alleged atrocities against women in Sandeshkhali and suggested that the Centre should consider imposing the President’s Rule in…
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Calcutta HC division bench allows Suvendu to visit Sandeshkhali
Kolkata: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, February 20, allowed Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali village, which has been witnessing protests…
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West Bengal: Brinda Karat stopped from going to Sandeshkhali
Kolkata: Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat was on Tuesday stopped by police from going to the restive Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. Karat said that she was told by a…
