Siliguri, 21st July: In remembrance of 13 people shot by the West Bengal Police in Kolkata, during a rally by the West Bengal Youth Congress under Mamata Bandopadhyay on 21st July 1993, the martyrs were paid homage at various parts of Siliguri on behalf of TMC on Tuesday.
The 13 people were killed during a rally organized to demand Voter’s Identity Card to be made sole required document for voting.
Today, Minister Goutam Deb and other TMC district leaders paid tribute to the martyrs in various areas including Siliguri Dadabhai ground, District TMC Office, and College Para. Apart from Goutam Deb, District Trinamool President Ranjan Sarkar and other leaders, activists paid their respects to the martyrs in Siliguri’s Hill Cart road party office.