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Kolkata Nabanna Abhijan Rally Live Updates: Thousands of protesters, mainly students from across West Bengal, on Tuesday began the 'Nabanna Abhijan' demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the arrest of those responsible for the rape-murder of a doctor in RG Kar hospital. Protesters gathered at the Santragachi area in Howrah, from where they are marching towards the state secretariat. However, the protesters met with the wrath of security personnel with the police baton charging the protesters and using tear gas shells to disperse the swelling crowd from Howrah Bridge. The Nabanna Abhijan began from College Square in Kolkata, with the protestors reaching the barricades put up at the Howrah bridge to stop the protesters from marching towards the state secretariat. The rally originating from College Square will head towards Nabanna via Howrah Bridge, while the procession from Santragachi will proceed towards the state secretariat via Sibpur. The protesters held the CM responsible for failing to ensure the safety and security of women, which they argued led to the RG Kar tragedy that sparked nationwide outrage. "We will reach Nabanna no matter what. We must get to the state secretariat to demand the resignation of the Chief Minister, whose administration has been trying to shield the perpetrators of this heinous crime and suppress the incident. We want to hear from her," a protester said as quoted by PTI.

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- On the protest over RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case in Kolkata today, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh says, "They were not students and their basic demand of justice is our demand as well. So far, one person has been arrested and that too by Kolkata Police. The investigation is in the hands of CBI, the matter is in the Supreme Court but protests are being held in Kolkata...There was not a big gathering, a maximum of 3000 people were there. They were trying to break barricades, attack police, stones were pelted, and police officials were injured but the Police did not open fire. Minimal action has been taken by the police to disperse the mob...Rape and murder is a big social crime but the situation is the same across the country though no Congress or BJP leader has resigned anywhere... They (BJP) have called for a Bharat Bandh tomorrow which will be a complete flop..."

- Protestors break away from Police barricades, chant slogans and agitate over RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case. Visuals near outside Kolkata Police (Head Quarters) in Lal Bazar, Kolkata.

- BJP leaders and workers including West Bengal BJP president & Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar sit on a protest outside Kolkata Police (Head Quarters) in Lal Bazar, Kolkata demanding the release of students who were detained by police today.

- Protestors pelt stones as they agitate over RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case. Visuals near Fort William in Kolkata as Police and protestors come face to face.

- Protestors agitate in Kolkata over RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case. Visuals near Fort William in Kolkata.

- "Some people who pelted stones and broke police barricades have been detained. We chased those who were throwing stones and blocking the road. We are tackling the crowd," Joint CP Traffic Rupesh Kumar said. 

- Protestors sit on the road and raise slogans as they protest over the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case. Visuals from Mahatma Gandhi Road in Kolkata.

- Police detain protestors from Howrah Bridge, who are agitating here as part of the 'Nabanna Abhiyan' march over RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case.

- Protesters scuffle with security personnel deployed at Howrah Bridge to stop them from marching towards the state secretariat. Visuals shared by ANI showed a tear gas shell lobbed back at the security personnel deployed there.

- Security personnel deployed near the protest sites lathi charge and chase away the students from Howrah bridge marching towards the state secretariat.

- Tear gas shells were also used by the police to disperse the protesters from Howrah Bridge. The students have been protesting against the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the inappropriate handling of the case.

- The police personnel also used water cannons on the protesting students in a bid to disperse the swelling crowd from the Howrah Bridge. The police have also deployed vajra vehicles and Riot Control Force in the area while containers were placed to block the roads.

- The brutal rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor on the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital premises sparked outrage all over the country. The incident shook the entire nation, and since then several protests have been staged demanding justice for the victim. The trainee doctor was found dead in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.

- The West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has convened a 12-hour general strike in West Bengal on Wednesday condemning police action on the protesters participating in the 'Nabanna Abhijan' (March to Bengal Secretariat) rally condemning the rape and murder of a junior doctor at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital.

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