Protest In India

Scuffles are breaking out between police personnel and BJP supporters during a march in the eastern fringes of the city to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital earlier this month. The BJP's march to 'Swasthya Bhawan', the headquarters of the state health department in Salt Lake, is beginning from Hudco crossing, around five km away. The state BJP is announcing its leaders will gherao 'Swasthya Bhawan'. During the rally led by its state president Sukanta Majumdar and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, they are trying to break police barricades set up at several places on the route while marching to the state health department. The police are initially trying to pacify the supporters but later are chasing them with lathis to disperse them. In Kolkata, India, on August 22, 2024