Six Protesting Para-Teachers Arrested For Trying to Break Into West Bengal Chief’s House
Sputnik International
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Around 63,000 para teachers have been demonstrating in Kolkata since 8 December 2020 demanding higher pay in line with other Indian states.
At least six para teachers were arrested on Tuesday morning after they tried to break into West Bengal State Chief Mamata Banerjee s house in Kolkata. The incident took place a few months before the state election, which is scheduled to be held in April-May.
No cases of vandalism or damage have been reported so far.
“A few para-teachers attempted to break into Mamata Banerjee’s Kalighat residence through Adiganga river this morning. Kolkata Police Commissioner Soumen Mitra and other senior officials reached the spot arresting six teachers,” preliminary inquiry suggests.
A section of para teachers on Tuesday staged a unique protest to press for their demands by stepping into a canal that flows past the residence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.