Siliguri, 03rd March: Police intervened and stopped the protest march of AIDSO workers in Siliguri on Monday, which was organized in response to the Jadavpur University incident.
Earlier, State Education Minister Bratya Basu had faced a strong protest from leftist student organizations while attending a WebCooper conference. There were allegations that his convoy was attacked, and a leftist student was injured. Following this, leftist organizations called for a ‘bandh’ in colleges and universities.
In Siliguri, AIDSO workers took out a protest march on Monday. However, police halted the procession near Court More, leading to a scuffle between the protesters and the police. Eventually, the AIDSO workers stopped their march.