For raising ‘anti-national slogans’, police book unknown persons at Kolkata protest against R G Kar rape and murder
BJP leaders shared a purported video of protestors chanting ‘Kashmir mange azadi’.
Written by Sweety Kumari
Kolkata | Updated: October 2, 2024 02:16 AM IST
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An FIR was lodged at Kolkata’s Patuli police station against unknown individuals for allegedly raising “anti-national” slogans during a protest rally on September 29. (File Photo)
An FIR was lodged at Kolkata’s Patuli police station against unknown individuals for allegedly raising “anti-national” slogans during a protest rally on September 29.
The slogan “Kashmir mange azadi (Kashmir wants freedom)” was purportedly chanted during the rally, which was organised to demand justice for a trainee doctor who was found raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical Collegeand Hospital in August.
The case has been registered under sections 152 (acts endangering the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India), 285 (danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation), and 3(5) (establishes joint criminal liability when two or more individuals act with a common intention) of the BNS.
The incident sparked outrage after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Keya Ghosh shared a purported video on X of people shouting the slogans at the rally. “Whose conspiracy is trying to disrupt the movement with these two-five people?” she wrote on Sunday.
On the same day, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh claimed that the rally took place in Jadavpur on his social media handle. He wrote that “instead of demanding (CM Mamata Banerjee’s) resignation, (the protestors in the video) are diverting attention from the real issue.”
” You won’t be able to understand when anti-national slogans demanding ” #Azadi “(freedom) arise from a protest, march, or movement seeking justice for Abhaya and other such causes! In Jadavpur, during one such protest, slogans for Azadi were raised,” he wrote.
Sweety Kumari reports from West Bengal for The Indian Express. She is a journalist with over a decade of experience in the media industry. Covers Crime, Defence, Health , Politics etc and writes on trending topics.
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Sweety Kumari is a graduate of Calcutta University with an Honors degree in Journalism from Jaipuria College and a PG in Mass Communication from Jadavpur University. Originally from Bihar, she is brought up in Kolkata and completed her education from Kendriya Vidyalaya SaltLake. Multilingual, Sweety is fluent in English, Hindi, Bengali, and Maithili. She started her career as an Entertainment and lifestyle journalist with a newsportal in Kolkata. She is working with The Indian Express for 8 years now. ... Read More