BJP Women's Cell Stopped by Police During Candlelight Rally in Kolkata

A candlelight rally organized by the BJP women's cell demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over an alleged rape and murder was halted by police in Kolkata. Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and former Union Minister Debasree Chaudhuri also led protests against the incident.

A candlelight rally organized by the BJP women's cell, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor, was halted at its starting point by police on Friday.

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, held a silent candlelight vigil in front of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), protesting against the horrendous incident at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.

The women's cell aimed to march from Exide crossing to Hazra crossing in South Kolkata but was stopped by police. The protest, led by former Union Minister Debasree Chaudhuri, saw BJP's women activists lighting candles and chanting slogans calling for the chief minister's resignation. Various demonstrations related to the issue were held by BJP throughout the day in response to recent vandalism and violence at R G Kar Hospital on August 15.