Saurabh Mukherjee
On Saturday (August 24), the CPI(M)’s student, youth, and women’s wings—the Students' Federation of India (SFI), Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), and All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA)—jointly staged a "Lalbazar Chalo" march from College Street, demanding justice for the RG Kar murder-rape case. The activists also condemned the summons notices issued by the Kolkata Police to various left leaders regarding the vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on the night of August 14.
Earlier, on August 17, the Kolkata Police had summoned several left leaders for questioning, including Minakshi Mukherjee, the West Bengal Secretary of DYFI, and six other state-level youth and student leaders from the CPI(M).
Unidentified miscreants forcibly entered the hospital premises shortly after midnight on August 14 and 15, during the midnight protests by women against the alleged rape and murder of the young doctor. The vandals, who were posing as protesters, breached the hospital grounds, threw stones at officers, and damaged property.
On Saturday, when the police cut the march short prematurely, only the seven summoned individuals, including Meenakshi Mukherjee, were allowed to proceed and enter Lalbazar.
The police blocked the procession by setting up barricades on B.B. Ganguly Street. While the seven summoned individuals, including some lawyers, were allowed to enter Lalbazar, the other participants remained at B.B. Ganguly Street, waiting for them.
During the march in heavy rain, DYFI leaders criticized the police for allegedly failing to apprehend the real criminals and claimed that those protesting the incident were being intimidated. They questioned why notices were being issued at such late hours and why the police had not acted on the day of the incident. They vowed to address these issues at Lalbazar.
Meanwhile, members of the West Bengal State Committee of the All India Lawyers Union (AILU) also participated in the Lalbazar campaign, with students from various law colleges across the state joining the protest march.
CPI(M) leader and member of AILU, advocate Sayan Banerjee, who was present during the march said that the initial step of the trial is the investigation, which was supposed to be conducted by the Kolkata Police. He alleged that the police might have been attempting to cover up the incident or protect the criminals.
Banerjee also expressed concerns about the transparency of the investigation and suggested that the state health department, police, and ministers might be involved in covering up the matter.
The investigation for the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has now been transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and the case is under trial in the Supreme Court.
Earlier, on August 17, the Kolkata Police had summoned several left leaders for questioning, including Minakshi Mukherjee, the West Bengal Secretary of DYFI, and six other state-level youth and student leaders from the CPI(M).
Unidentified miscreants forcibly entered the hospital premises shortly after midnight on August 14 and 15, during the midnight protests by women against the alleged rape and murder of the young doctor. The vandals, who were posing as protesters, breached the hospital grounds, threw stones at officers, and damaged property.
On Saturday, when the police cut the march short prematurely, only the seven summoned individuals, including Meenakshi Mukherjee, were allowed to proceed and enter Lalbazar.
The police blocked the procession by setting up barricades on B.B. Ganguly Street. While the seven summoned individuals, including some lawyers, were allowed to enter Lalbazar, the other participants remained at B.B. Ganguly Street, waiting for them.
During the march in heavy rain, DYFI leaders criticized the police for allegedly failing to apprehend the real criminals and claimed that those protesting the incident were being intimidated. They questioned why notices were being issued at such late hours and why the police had not acted on the day of the incident. They vowed to address these issues at Lalbazar.
Meanwhile, members of the West Bengal State Committee of the All India Lawyers Union (AILU) also participated in the Lalbazar campaign, with students from various law colleges across the state joining the protest march.
CPI(M) leader and member of AILU, advocate Sayan Banerjee, who was present during the march said that the initial step of the trial is the investigation, which was supposed to be conducted by the Kolkata Police. He alleged that the police might have been attempting to cover up the incident or protect the criminals.
Banerjee also expressed concerns about the transparency of the investigation and suggested that the state health department, police, and ministers might be involved in covering up the matter.
The investigation for the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has now been transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and the case is under trial in the Supreme Court.
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