Siliguri, 18th September: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a Maha rally in Siliguri today. The party is likely to hand over a memorandum to the Siliguri SDO against the increasing rate of violence against women in the state.
Reportedly, the rally will start from Siliguri Kanchenjunga Stadium. Several BJP leaders will be present during the rally.
However, as no permission has been granted in to hold the said rally, the police will reportedly interrupt the rally at Siliguri’s Hashmi Chowk area.
A large police force of the Siliguri Police Commissionerate has been deployed in the aforementioned area. Water cannons have also been kept ready to prevent untoward incidents. Besides, a large number of women police have also been deployed to tackle the situation.