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Violent protests continue in Bengal amid warning, appeal; over 300 arrested

CAA PROTESTS

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Published : Dec 16, 2019, 5:26 PM IST

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Updated : Dec 16, 2019, 11:04 PM IST

22:27 December 16

Violent protests continue in Bengal

Road and rail blockades continued in West Bengal on Monday as violent protests over the citizenship law refused to die down, amid warning by state authorities and appeal from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, even as over 300 people were arrested.

The TMC supremo, who led a mega rally from Red Road to Jorasanko Thakur Bari, the ancestral house of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in north Kolkata, urged the agitators to not indulge in vandalism and arson and said it will only undermine the very motive of the protest.

She also blamed some powers from outside West Bengal "acting as friends" of the Muslim community for vandalism and arson, in an apparent reference to Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM.

18:15 December 16

.@MamataOfficial. In view of enormity of situation I have called upon Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to personally update me at Raj Bhawan tomorrow at a time of her choice. There is no response from Chief Secretary and DGP thus far. This is unfortunate and unexpected of them.
— Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) December 16, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
.@MamataOfficial. In view of enormity of situation I have called upon Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to personally update me at Raj Bhawan tomorrow at a time of her choice. There is no response from Chief Secretary and DGP thus far. This is unfortunate and unexpected of them.
— Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) December 16, 2019
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.@MamataOfficial. In view of enormity of situation I have called upon Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to personally update me at Raj Bhawan tomorrow at a time of her choice. There is no response from Chief Secretary and DGP thus far. This is unfortunate and unexpected of them.
— Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) December 16, 2019

After West Bengal chief secretary and director general of police failed to turn up to brief him on the current situation in the state over the violent protests against the amended Citizenship act, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to personally update him on it.

He took to the Twitter to express his displeasure over the absence of the two senior most officials of the state government despite his summons and described it as "unfortunate and unexpected".

17:04 December 16

Several trains cancelled on Howrah-Kharagpur section following protests

Several trains cancelled on Howrah-Kharagpur section following protests

In view of public agitation at different railway stations of the state over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, several trains were cancelled in the Howrah-Kharagpur Railway Section of the South Eastern Railway on Monday.

The Coromandel Express travelling from Howrah to Chennai and the Falaknuma Express travelling from Howrah to Secunderabad were among the trains cancelled from Howrah.

Other trains which were cancelled include the Amaravati Express from Vascodegama to Howrah and Bangalore Cantonment Express from Guwahati to Bangalore.

16:31 December 16

CAA protests in West Bengal

Few people took money from BJP for perpetrating violence, outside forces involved: Mamata

Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Monday that a few people were paid by the BJP to perpetrate violence in the state, even as she blamed some powers from outside West Bengal "acting as friends" of the Muslim community for vandalism and arson.

The TMC supremo, who led a mega rally from Red Road to Jorasanko Thakur Bari, the residence of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in north Kolkata, vowed not to implement the amended Citizenship Act and the NRC in Bengal and dared the Centre to dismiss her government.

"There are some forces from outside the state, who are acting as friends of minorities and have indulged in this violence. These forces are stooges of the BJP, don't fall into
their trap," Banerjee told party members.

"As long as I am alive, I will never implement the citizenship law or NRC in the state. You can very well dismiss my government or put me behind bars but I will never implement
this black law. I will continue to protest democratically till this law is scrapped," she said hitting out at the BJP.

The chief minister also condemned the police action on students at Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi and said it should not have happened.

Slamming the BJP, Banerjee said the party should take care of the states it rules in Northeast before "lecturing others" on law and order.

She also said that just because a few trains were set on fire, the Centre has stopped railway services in most parts of the state.

Banerjee, who has been at the forefront in opposing the NRC and the citizenship law, is leading mega rallies crisscrossing the city and neighbouring Howrah in protest against the law for three consecutive days, beginning with the Red Road-Jorasanko rally.

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has dubbed the rallies as "unconstitutional and inflammatory act" and urged the chief minister to devote time to "retrieve the grim situation".

The state has seen several incidents of arson and vandalisation in the past few days by people protesting against the law.

ALSO READ: India protests CAA: Students of IISc-Bengaluru extend support to Jamia, AMU

22:27 December 16

Violent protests continue in Bengal

Road and rail blockades continued in West Bengal on Monday as violent protests over the citizenship law refused to die down, amid warning by state authorities and appeal from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, even as over 300 people were arrested.

The TMC supremo, who led a mega rally from Red Road to Jorasanko Thakur Bari, the ancestral house of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in north Kolkata, urged the agitators to not indulge in vandalism and arson and said it will only undermine the very motive of the protest.

She also blamed some powers from outside West Bengal "acting as friends" of the Muslim community for vandalism and arson, in an apparent reference to Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM.

18:15 December 16

.@MamataOfficial. In view of enormity of situation I have called upon Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to personally update me at Raj Bhawan tomorrow at a time of her choice. There is no response from Chief Secretary and DGP thus far. This is unfortunate and unexpected of them.
— Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) December 16, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
.@MamataOfficial. In view of enormity of situation I have called upon Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to personally update me at Raj Bhawan tomorrow at a time of her choice. There is no response from Chief Secretary and DGP thus far. This is unfortunate and unexpected of them.
— Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) December 16, 2019
">
.@MamataOfficial. In view of enormity of situation I have called upon Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to personally update me at Raj Bhawan tomorrow at a time of her choice. There is no response from Chief Secretary and DGP thus far. This is unfortunate and unexpected of them.
— Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) December 16, 2019

After West Bengal chief secretary and director general of police failed to turn up to brief him on the current situation in the state over the violent protests against the amended Citizenship act, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to personally update him on it.

He took to the Twitter to express his displeasure over the absence of the two senior most officials of the state government despite his summons and described it as "unfortunate and unexpected".

17:04 December 16

Several trains cancelled on Howrah-Kharagpur section following protests

Several trains cancelled on Howrah-Kharagpur section following protests

In view of public agitation at different railway stations of the state over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, several trains were cancelled in the Howrah-Kharagpur Railway Section of the South Eastern Railway on Monday.

The Coromandel Express travelling from Howrah to Chennai and the Falaknuma Express travelling from Howrah to Secunderabad were among the trains cancelled from Howrah.

Other trains which were cancelled include the Amaravati Express from Vascodegama to Howrah and Bangalore Cantonment Express from Guwahati to Bangalore.

16:31 December 16

CAA protests in West Bengal

Few people took money from BJP for perpetrating violence, outside forces involved: Mamata

Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Monday that a few people were paid by the BJP to perpetrate violence in the state, even as she blamed some powers from outside West Bengal "acting as friends" of the Muslim community for vandalism and arson.

The TMC supremo, who led a mega rally from Red Road to Jorasanko Thakur Bari, the residence of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in north Kolkata, vowed not to implement the amended Citizenship Act and the NRC in Bengal and dared the Centre to dismiss her government.

"There are some forces from outside the state, who are acting as friends of minorities and have indulged in this violence. These forces are stooges of the BJP, don't fall into
their trap," Banerjee told party members.

"As long as I am alive, I will never implement the citizenship law or NRC in the state. You can very well dismiss my government or put me behind bars but I will never implement
this black law. I will continue to protest democratically till this law is scrapped," she said hitting out at the BJP.

The chief minister also condemned the police action on students at Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi and said it should not have happened.

Slamming the BJP, Banerjee said the party should take care of the states it rules in Northeast before "lecturing others" on law and order.

She also said that just because a few trains were set on fire, the Centre has stopped railway services in most parts of the state.

Banerjee, who has been at the forefront in opposing the NRC and the citizenship law, is leading mega rallies crisscrossing the city and neighbouring Howrah in protest against the law for three consecutive days, beginning with the Red Road-Jorasanko rally.

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has dubbed the rallies as "unconstitutional and inflammatory act" and urged the chief minister to devote time to "retrieve the grim situation".

The state has seen several incidents of arson and vandalisation in the past few days by people protesting against the law.

ALSO READ: India protests CAA: Students of IISc-Bengaluru extend support to Jamia, AMU

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Few people took money from BJP for perpetrating violence,
outside forces involved: Mamata
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Kolkata, Dec 16 (PTI) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
alleged on Monday that a few people were paid by the BJP to
perpetrate violence in the state, even as she blamed some
powers from outside West Bengal "acting as friends" of the
Muslim community for vandalism and arson.
The TMC supremo, who led a mega rally from Red Road to
Jorasanko Thakur Bari, the residence of Nobel laureate
Rabindranath Tagore in north Kolkata, vowed not to implement
the amended Citizenship Act and the NRC in Bengal and dared
the Centre to dismiss her government.
"There are some forces from outside the state, who are
acting as friends of minorities and have indulged in this
violence. These forces are stooges of the BJP, don't fall into
their trap," Banerjee told party members.
"As long as I am alive, I will never implement the
citizenship law or NRC in the state. You can very well dismiss
my government or put me behind bars but I will never implement
this black law. I will continue to protest democratically till
this law is scrapped," she said hitting out at the BJP.
The chief minister also condemned the police action on
students at Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi and said it should
not have happened.
Slamming the BJP, Banerjee said the party should take
care of the states it rules in Northeast before "lecturing
others" on law and order.
She also said that just because a few trains were set
on fire, the Centre has stopped railway services in most parts
of the state.
Banerjee, who has been at the forefront in opposing
the NRC and the citizenship law, is leading mega rallies
crisscrossing the city and neighbouring Howrah in protest
against the law for three consecutive days, beginning with the
Red Road-Jorasanko rally.
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has dubbed the rallies as
"unconstitutional and inflammatory act" and urged the chief
minister to devote time to "retrieve the grim situation".
The state has seen several incidents of arson and
vandalisation in the past few days by people protesting
against the law. PTI PNT
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