Kolkata, December 25: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raised slogans against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) at a rally in Kolkata. Her protest march on Tuesday started from Vidhan Sarani to Beleghata.
Earlier in the day, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had to leave after he was blocked by protesting students from entering Jadavpur University in Kolkata. Black flags were waved at him, and his car was blocked near one of the university's gates. Placards reading -'No NRC, No CAA' were held up by the students. Dhankar was supposed to attend the university's convocation ceremony today. Kolkata: JP Nadda to Lead BJP Rally in Support of CAA Today, to Counter Mamata Banerjee's Protests.
Check ANI tweet:
WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at Jadavpur University: It is a painful moment for me as a Chancellor&Governor, students inside waiting to be handed over their degrees but a handful of ppl blocking me outside. Total collapse of rule of law. State Govt has put education in captivity https://t.co/sL15F5MZDP pic.twitter.com/RpteFLIuvD
— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2019
According to an ANI tweet, he said, "It is a painful moment for me as a Chancellor and Governor, students inside waiting to be handed over their degrees but a handful of people blocking me outside. It is a total collapse of the rule of law. The state government has put education in captivity."
Check West Bengal governor's tweet:
.@MamataOfficial. Am surprised that inspite of my directive to VC to go by rule book and abide by my direction as regards Convocation, the same has been started. In utter helplessness as of now I am leaving the Jadavpur University campus. Those concerned must soul search.
— Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) December 24, 2019
On Monday, BJP Working President JP Nadda arrived at Kolkata airport to lead a march supporting the Citizenship Act. Mamata Banerjee has remained firm that she would not allow the implementation of CAA and NRC in the state and it can happen only over her dead body.
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