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regular-article-logo Friday, 22 November 2024

Nabanna Abhijan: Suvendu Adhikari, other BJP leaders detained during protest march to Bengal secretariat

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PTI Calcutta Published 13.09.22, 12:51 PM
Suvendu Adhikari speaks to the media on Tuesday

Suvendu Adhikari speaks to the media on Tuesday anandabazar.com

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Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari was detained on Monday while trying to visit Santragachi during the BJP's protest march to state secretariat 'Nabanna'.

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BJP MP Locket Chatterjee and party leader Rahul Sinha were also detained and whisked away in a prison van.

Speaking to the media, Adhikari said, "Mamata Banerjee is scared."

They were stopped in front of the police training school at the approach to the Second Hooghly Bridge near the secretariat.

Cops use tear gas to avert chaos

Cops use tear gas to avert chaos Twitter/@BJP4Bengal

BJP supporters from across West Bengal started arriving in Calcutta and neighbouring Howrah on Tuesday morning to take part in the saffron party's 'Nabanna Abhijan' (march to secretariat) to protest against alleged corrupt practices of the TMC government.

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