Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 25 (ANI): Indian Secular Entrance (ISF) supporters held a protest march in Kolkata in opposition to the arrest of get together chief Naushad Siddiqui and 17 staff.
The protest march began from Sealdah and approached Esplanade.
ISF MLA Naushad Siddiqui together with 17 get together staff was arrested and remanded in Police Custody until February 1 following a conflict with police on Saturday. ISF staff clashed with police when Naushad was addressing a rally in Kolkata to mark his get together’s basis day.
Earlier on Tuesday, ISF warned of huge protests within the West Bengal capital Kolkata if the police didn’t launch Naushad.
Pirzada Md Abbas Siddique, the founding father of the Indian Secular Entrance lashed out on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) authorities of West Bengal and mentioned that the TMC is afraid of the rising energy of the ISF and is attempting to subdue them.
“It’s actually unlucky. Each get together has the precise to conduct its programmes. What occurred there may be actually saddening. It’s an try to homicide democracy. Such incidents are sending a incorrect message about Bengal,” Abbas Siddique instructed ANI.
Questioning the transfer of the administration for maintaining Nawshad Siddique in police custody, his brother Abbas termed it as a sheer misuse of energy by the federal government.
“The federal government is afraid of ISF. There is just one MLA of ISF. Nevertheless, individuals throughout the religions and languages are coming underneath the umbrella of ISF. This has created worry within the minds of the TMC leaders,” he added.
Calling out the instance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Siddique mentioned, “If Netaji can go to jail 11 instances for the sake of justice, my brother can also.”
Kolkata Police lathi-charged and lobbed tear gasoline shells on the demonstrators of throughout a conference organised on the inspiration day of the get together at Esplanade space in central Kolkata on Saturday.
Whereas speaking to ANI, Zulfikar Mullah, one of many demonstrators, mentioned, “The scenario escalated after the police lathi-charged. The police mentioned the demonstration was inflicting jams within the space and requested us to disperse.”
One other demonstrator, Sheikh Munirul mentioned, “The authorities didn’t hearken to us. They merely lathi-charged us. They broke our arms and a few individuals additionally misplaced their cell phones. We didn’t throw bricks. It was a peaceable protest.”
Bricks had been hurled on the police by the protesters when the police tried to disperse the group.
On Friday, TMC and ISF staff clashed within the Bhangar space positioned within the South 24 Parganas district within the state. (ANI)
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