bengal invokes goonda act for neet protesters in kolkata: cm
Kolkata, July 26 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said that the state's newly enacted Goonda Act has been used for the first time to book people allegedly involved in clashes during NEET protests a day ago in central Kolkata.
"In all, seven cases have been registered in Hare Street and Entally police stations. Sections under the new 'Goonda law' have been included to book the accused persons. Police have identified around 70 people. None of them were students. Neither are they members of the CJP nor are they related to the NEET-protests," Adhikari said in the assembly.
A clash broke out between the police and Left-backed students' unions on Friday during protest rally over the NEET-UG paper leak issue.
Police on Saturday said 11 people were arrested so far in relation to the clashes.
Meanwhile, former CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that Kolkata police "resorted to atrocities" during a protest organised by theTMC's youth faction in south Kolkata.
"Our workers were staging a peaceful demonstration when police resorted to atrocities," Banerjee told the media....
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