04:08 December 14
2 BJP leaders allege their vehicles vandalised by miscreants
West Bengal BJP general secretary Sayantan Basu and BJP Kanthi (East Midnapur) president Anup Chakraborty have alleged that their cars were vandalised by miscreants while they were enroute to Bhupatinagar Police Station on Friday.
Later, BJP leaders and workers started agitation against the attack on National Highway 116B at Nandakumar.
Sayantan Basu alleged that TMC party members are involved in the incident.
18:32 December 13
Train services affected in Sealdah division as protestors block tracks
Train services were affected in Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway on Friday, as people protesting against the amended Citizenship Act blocked tracks at several places, leaving thousands stranded, officials said.
In the Krishnanagar-Lalgola section, tracks were blocked at Beldanga and Rejinagar stations around 3.20 pm and also near Murshidabad station at 4.30 pm, a spokesman said.
17:46 December 13
BJP can't bulldoze states to implement amended Citizenship Act: Mamata Banerjee
Lashing out at the BJP-led central government over the amended Citizenship Act, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she would not allow its implementation in the state 'under any circumstances'.
Addressing a press meet here, Banerjee, who is also the TMC supremo, said the saffron party can't bulldoze the states to implement the law.
Expressing solidarity with the people of Assam and the Northeast, where violent protests have been raging over the issue for the past few days, she blamed the BJP government at the Centre for the growing tension and the deteriorating law and order situation in the region.
"We will never allow the NRC exercise and Citizenship Act in Bengal. We will not implement the amended Act, even though it has been passed in Parliament. The BJP can't just bulldoze the states to implement it," Banerjee said.
17:37 December 13
Kanchanjangha Express cancelled due to protests
Due to massive CAB protests breaking out in different regions of West Bengal, the Kanchanjangha Express was cancelled on Friday.
The passengers had to wait at the Alipurduar railway station.
17:32 December 13
Dharmatala: Protesters hold rallies against CAB
17:14 December 13
CAB protests break out at Park Circus area in Kolkata
16:57 December 13
In Bengal's Howrah, rly station vandalised, tracks blocked by people protesting against CAB
People, agitating against the amended Citizenship Act, on Friday blocked tracks at the Uluberia railway station in West Bengal's Howrah district, vandalised the complex and some trains, injuring a driver, officials said.
The blockade started around 3.22 pm and train movements in both the up and down lines are affected, South Eastern Railway spokesperson Sanjoy Ghosh said.
The driver of the 12841 Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express was injured as agitators hurled stones at the train, he said.
The platforms of the station were vandalised and an empty rake of the Humsafar Express was also damaged, he said.
"No passenger was injured in the incident, as per initial reports," Ghosh said, adding that the railways have sought the assistance of the state government to deal with the situation.
16:40 December 13
Beldanga railway station complex set on fire
Railway station in Bengal's Murshidabad set on fire by people protesting amended Citizenship Act
West Bengal: The Beldanga railway station complex in West Bengal's Murshidabad district was set on fire and RPF personnel deputed there were thrashed by thousands of people, protesting against the amended Citizenship Act on Friday, officials said.
Several minority organisations in the district had called for mass protests, according to district police sources.
"The protestors all of a sudden entered the railway station complex and set the platform, two-three buildings and railway offices on fire. When RPF personnel tried to stop them, they were brutally beaten up," said a senior RPF official.
"Train services have come to a halt here," he added.
Muslim-dominated Murshidabad is a district bordering Bangladesh.
04:08 December 14
2 BJP leaders allege their vehicles vandalised by miscreants
West Bengal BJP general secretary Sayantan Basu and BJP Kanthi (East Midnapur) president Anup Chakraborty have alleged that their cars were vandalised by miscreants while they were enroute to Bhupatinagar Police Station on Friday.
Later, BJP leaders and workers started agitation against the attack on National Highway 116B at Nandakumar.
Sayantan Basu alleged that TMC party members are involved in the incident.
18:32 December 13
Train services affected in Sealdah division as protestors block tracks
Train services were affected in Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway on Friday, as people protesting against the amended Citizenship Act blocked tracks at several places, leaving thousands stranded, officials said.
In the Krishnanagar-Lalgola section, tracks were blocked at Beldanga and Rejinagar stations around 3.20 pm and also near Murshidabad station at 4.30 pm, a spokesman said.
17:46 December 13
BJP can't bulldoze states to implement amended Citizenship Act: Mamata Banerjee
Lashing out at the BJP-led central government over the amended Citizenship Act, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she would not allow its implementation in the state 'under any circumstances'.
Addressing a press meet here, Banerjee, who is also the TMC supremo, said the saffron party can't bulldoze the states to implement the law.
Expressing solidarity with the people of Assam and the Northeast, where violent protests have been raging over the issue for the past few days, she blamed the BJP government at the Centre for the growing tension and the deteriorating law and order situation in the region.
"We will never allow the NRC exercise and Citizenship Act in Bengal. We will not implement the amended Act, even though it has been passed in Parliament. The BJP can't just bulldoze the states to implement it," Banerjee said.
17:37 December 13
Kanchanjangha Express cancelled due to protests
Due to massive CAB protests breaking out in different regions of West Bengal, the Kanchanjangha Express was cancelled on Friday.
The passengers had to wait at the Alipurduar railway station.
17:32 December 13
Dharmatala: Protesters hold rallies against CAB
17:14 December 13
CAB protests break out at Park Circus area in Kolkata
16:57 December 13
In Bengal's Howrah, rly station vandalised, tracks blocked by people protesting against CAB
People, agitating against the amended Citizenship Act, on Friday blocked tracks at the Uluberia railway station in West Bengal's Howrah district, vandalised the complex and some trains, injuring a driver, officials said.
The blockade started around 3.22 pm and train movements in both the up and down lines are affected, South Eastern Railway spokesperson Sanjoy Ghosh said.
The driver of the 12841 Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express was injured as agitators hurled stones at the train, he said.
The platforms of the station were vandalised and an empty rake of the Humsafar Express was also damaged, he said.
"No passenger was injured in the incident, as per initial reports," Ghosh said, adding that the railways have sought the assistance of the state government to deal with the situation.
16:40 December 13
Beldanga railway station complex set on fire
Railway station in Bengal's Murshidabad set on fire by people protesting amended Citizenship Act
West Bengal: The Beldanga railway station complex in West Bengal's Murshidabad district was set on fire and RPF personnel deputed there were thrashed by thousands of people, protesting against the amended Citizenship Act on Friday, officials said.
Several minority organisations in the district had called for mass protests, according to district police sources.
"The protestors all of a sudden entered the railway station complex and set the platform, two-three buildings and railway offices on fire. When RPF personnel tried to stop them, they were brutally beaten up," said a senior RPF official.
"Train services have come to a halt here," he added.
Muslim-dominated Murshidabad is a district bordering Bangladesh.
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