Journalism of Courage
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday returned to the streets of Kolkata barely two days after being released from the hospital, to campaign for her party. (Express Photo)
The Chief Minister was seen leading a mammoth rally from Mayo Road, at the heart of Kolkata, to Hazra, where she delivered her speech. (Express Photo)
The TMC supremo, on Sunday, had tweeted, “We will continue to fight boldly! I’m still in a lot of pain, but I feel the pain of my people even more. In this fight to protect our revered land, we have suffered a lot and will suffer more but we will NEVER bow down to COWARDICE!” (Express Photo)
This is Mamata Banerjee's first public rally since she came back from Nandigram where she was allegedly attacked by four or five people, resulting in her injuries. (Express Photo)
Earlier on Sunday, the West Bengal Chief Minister paid tributes to the agitators who were killed in police firing in Nandigram in 2007. She said her party has chosen to fight “anti-Bengal forces” in the constituency as a mark of respect to the victims. (Express Photo)
The TMC observes March 14 as ‘Nandigram Divas’ as a mark of respect to the 14 people killed during an anti-land acquisition stir in 2007. (Express Photo)
