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NDTV
3 days ago
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- NDTV
Police Vandalise 30 Trucks In Kolkata Over Parking Issue, 3 Suspended
Kolkata: Tensions flared in Kolkata's New Alipore after truck owners' association accused the police of vandalizing at least 30 trucks over a parking issue without any prior notice. Kolkata Police said that three personnel were suspended in this case. Pankaj Kumar, head of the Alipore Truck Owners Association, stated that no prior notice was issued by the police regarding this matter. "This has been done by New Alipore Police. We received a call yesterday and we sent driver immediately. As soon as they went ahead to move the vehicles, they were beaten up. You can see the damage they did to these vehicles. They said not to park vehicles here. After protests, they sent us a letter asking us to park the vehicles here and not on the main road. There is not enough space at the siding to park a loaded truck Police are not cooperating with us. They had not given us any notice beforehand, Kumar told ANI. "We were only told two days ago not to park the trucks here as it is causing difficulty for the ambulance as there is a hospital here...30-35 trucks have been vandalised...," he further said. Earlier in West Bengal, left-wing parties' trade unions staged a 'Bharat Bandh' and alleged that the central government had been pushing economic reforms that weakened workers' rights. 10 central trade unions had called the Bandh. Defying police presence, members of the Left parties' union entered Jadavpur railway station in West Bengal to block the railway tracks, marking their protest against the central government's "pro-corporate" policies. Left parties' unions also took out a foot march in Jadavpur. A bus driver said, "These people are saying the right thing (referring to the 'Bharat Bandh'), but we have to do our work. We are workers, so we support (the 'Bandh')... We are wearing it (helmet) for protection in case something happens." Under the 'Bandh', sectors such as state-run public transport, government offices, public sector units, banking and insurance services, postal operations, coal mining and industrial production were affected.
India Gazette
3 days ago
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- India Gazette
Kolkata: Police vandalise several trucks in New Alipore over parking issue
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 10 (ANI): Tensions flared in Kolkata's New Alipore after truck owners' association accused the police of vandalizing at least 30 trucks over a parking issue without any prior notice. Kolkata Police said that three personnel were suspended in this case. Pankaj Kumar, head of the Alipore Truck Owners Association, stated that no prior notice was issued by the police regarding this matter. 'This has been done by New Alipore Police. We received a call yesterday and we sent driver immediately. As soon as they went ahead to move the vehicles, they were beaten up. You can see the damage they did to these vehicles. They said not to park vehicles here. After protests, they sent us a letter asking us to park the vehicles here and not on the main road. There is not enough space at the siding to park a loaded truck Police are not cooperating with us. They had not given us any notice beforehand, Kumar told ANI. 'We were only told two days ago not to park the trucks here as it is causing difficulty for the ambulance as there is a hospital here...30-35 trucks have been vandalised...,' he further said. Earlier in West Bengal, left-wing parties' trade unions staged a 'Bharat Bandh' and alleged that the central government had been pushing economic reforms that weakened workers' rights. 10 central trade unions had called the Bandh. Defying police presence, members of the Left parties' union entered Jadavpur railway station in West Bengal to block the railway tracks, marking their protest against the central government's 'pro-corporate' policies. Left parties' unions also took out a foot march in Jadavpur. A bus driver said, 'These people are saying the right thing (referring to the 'Bharat Bandh'), but we have to do our work. We are workers, so we support (the 'Bandh')... We are wearing it (helmet) for protection in case something happens.' Under the 'Bandh', sectors such as state-run public transport, government offices, public sector units, banking and insurance services, postal operations, coal mining and industrial production were affected. (ANI)
India Today
4 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Fact Check: 2024 video of Bihar cops lathi-charging protesters VIRAL amid Bharat Bandh
Over 25 crore workers across public services took part in a nationwide strike on July 9, opposing the Centre's alleged 'anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-national, pro-corporate' policies. The protest, called by 10 central trade unions, led to the blocking of roads, railway stations, and highways across the with this, another protest also took place in Bihar, where prominent leaders like Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav, and Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav opposed the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls ahead of Assembly elections in the this, a video allegedly showing the Bihar police lathi-charging protesters went viral on social media. In it, policemen, armed with anti-riot shields and helmets, could be seen chasing protesters down a road and beating them up with sticks. One such post read: 'Bihar police are beating up those involved in the Bharat Bandh in Patna.'India Today Fact Check found that while this video is from Bihar's Patna, it's from PROBEReverse-searching keyframes from the viral video led us to a video report about it, dated August 21, 2024. The description stated that police and protesters clashed in Patna amid a nationwide strike over the Supreme Court's judgement on this clue, we found a longer version of the viral clip, shared by ANI on X at the time. In it, the date of this protest was mentioned on a banner as August 21, 2024.#WATCH | Bihar: Police lathi-charge people in Patna as they stage protest in support of a day-long Bharat Bandh against the Supreme Court's recent judgment on reservations. ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2024We then found multiple news reports about this incident. According to them, police in Patna lathi-charged protesters and deployed water cannons amid a Bharat Bandh on August 21, 2024, against the Supreme Court's ruling on the subclassification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for granting August 1, a seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud ruled that subclassification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was permissible to grant separate quotas to the more marginalised among the backwards communities. During the Bandh that followed, police and protesters clashed over the blocking of traffic at Patna's Dak Bungalow ANI's two-hour and 50-minute-long video of the protests, policemen could be seen chasing protesters away and beating them up. The Patna police had registered three FIRs and arrested nine people at the time for allegedly taking the law into their own hands during the strikes, called by several Dalit and Adivasi groups, affected road and railway services in parts of Odisha, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh, among other it is clear that a video showing Bihar police lathi-charging protesters back in 2024 was falsely shared as visuals from the July 9 Bharat Bandh.- EndsTrending Reel Want to send us something for verification? Please share it on our at 73 7000 7000 You can also send us an email at factcheck@
India Gazette
4 days ago
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- India Gazette
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New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Hannan Mollah on Wednesday said that the political parties gave a call for 'Bandh' against the conspiracy to de-franchise more than two crore voters in Bihar. Speaking with ANI, Mollah said, 'Along with the all-India Bandh, trade Union Bandh, Kisaan Bandh, the Bihar political party has given a special call for Bandh against the conspiracy to de-franchise more than two crore voters in Bihar,' Mollah said. 'The voter list is yearly updated, but now it's being weaponised to question citizenship. Asking for the birth certificate of voters' parents is unconstitutional... This is a clear attack on universal franchise,' he added. On the other hand, UP Minister Jaiveer Singh said, 'The opposition parties are adopting various tactics to gain popularity before the Bihar elections. ' Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, along with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, on Wednesday led the 'Bihar Bandh' protest in Patna against the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to undertake the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections. Rahul Gandhi warned that the pattern of electoral manipulation seen in Maharashtra could be repeated in Bihar. Speaking at the Bihar Bandh rally, Rahul Gandhi said, 'The way there was vote theft in the Maharashtra elections, a similar attempt is being made in Bihar.' Gandhi also raised questions over the rise in voter numbers between the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Maharashtra, alleging that all newly added votes went to the BJP. He claimed that the INDIA alliance's poor performance in the Maharashtra Assembly polls, despite a Lok Sabha majority, prompted a deeper data review that revealed suspicious voting patterns. He also said that between the Lok Sabha and assembly elections, one crore new voters were added, and in the assembly elections, 10 per cent more people voted. Several senior leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc, including CPI General Secretary D Raja, CPI (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation leader Dipankar Bhattacharya, Bihar Congress President Rajesh Ram, Kanhaiya Kumar, and Sanjay Yadav, also participated in the protest. (ANI)
India Gazette
4 days ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
Verbal spat erupts between police and Left parties' members during 'Bharat Bandh' protests in Kolkata
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 9 (ANI): A verbal confrontation broke out between Kolkata Police personnel and members of Left parties' trade unions amid the ongoing 'Bharat Bandh' protests in the city on Wednesday. During the protests, the workers raised slogans of 'Inquilab Zindabad' and burnt tyres as part of their agitation against the Centre's economic policies, which they allege are anti-worker. In West Bengal, left parties' trade unions have been staging a 'Bharat Bandh' alleging that the central government is pushing economic reforms that weaken workers' rights. Earlier today, defying the police presence, members of the Left parties' union entered Jadavpur railway station to block the railway tracks, marking their protest against the central government's 'pro-corporate' policies. Bus drivers of the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) were seen wearing helmets on duty, a move initiated to ensure their safety. The state-run public transport authority has distributed helmets to drivers operating on various routes, except in the Darjeeling Hills region. A heavy police force has been deployed near Jadavpur 8B bus stand, as private and state-run buses continue to operate in Jadavpur despite the 'Bharat Bandh'. A bus driver said, 'These people are saying the right thing (referring to the 'Bharat Bandh'), but we have to do our work. We are workers, so we support (the 'Bandh')... We are wearing it (helmet) for protection in case something happens.' Public transportation has been disrupted in various parts of the country following the 'Bharat Bandh' protests, called by ten central trade unions, intensified. In Odisha, members of the Khordha District unit of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) blocked the national highway at Bhubaneswar to support the 'Bharat Bandh'. In Kerala, shops and shopping malls in Kottayam remain closed in support of the 'Bharat Bandh' called by 10 central trade unions. Members of Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) students' wing blocked the train tracks at Jehanabad railway station in Bihar, supporting 'Bharat Bandh' called by a joint forum of 10 central trade unions and their affiliates. Under the 'Bandh', sectors such as state-run public transport, government offices, public sector units, banking and insurance services, postal operations, coal mining and industrial production are likely to be affected. The trade unions have alleged that the central government is implementing reforms that weaken workers' rights. The participating organisations include Congress (INTUC), All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC), Trade Union Coordination Centre (TUCC), Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU), Labour Progressive Federation (LPF), and the United Trade Union Congress (UTUC). (ANI)
