[RG Kar Protests] ‘Public Life Affected by Illegal Bandhs’: PIL Against BJP’s Bengal Bandh Rejected by Cal HC 

The Calcutta High Court dismissed a PIL against the BJP’s Bengal Bandh, citing the petitioner’s prior prohibition from filing PILs. The BJP had called for the bandh in response to a doctor’s rape and murder, sparking student protests. The PIL argued that such bandhs disrupt public life and infringe on citizens’ rights.

RG Kar Protest | PIL Filed in Calcutta HC Against BJP’s 12-Hour Bengal ‘Bandh’ Over ‘Nabanna March’ Incident

Today(on August 28), the BJP’s Bengal unit has called for a 12-hour Bangla Bandh to protest alleged police atrocities on students. The students were demonstrating against the recent rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital, an incident that has ignited widespread outrage across the state.