Several people demonstrated on the railway tracks, halting train services for a while. The railway police eventually brought the situation under control, and train services resumed later in the day.
According to the city Metro office, at stations like Shyambazar, Sovabazar-Sutanuti, Chandni Chowk, Park Street, Rabindra Sadan, Netaji Bhavan and Rabindra Sarobar, 50 per cent gates are remaining open for these experimental services in order to make entry and exit of passengers fast and easy.
World Music Day was observed in the city with great enthusiasm.
Consequently, in April 2023, the CBI conducted a special raid at Tapas' residence in Tehatta. Twelve officials of the central investigative agency searched Tapas' house, his assistant's house, and even the pond area adjacent to the house. However, despite finding some documents from Tapas' house after the nearly 15-hour raid, the CBI did not arrest him. Later, Tapas claimed that the CBI told him he was a 'victim of political conspiracy.'
Looking at it from a historical perspective, clearly the British went for one of the most prime locations to set up a press during a time when unprecedented churnings were taking place, politically, economically, culturally, socially.
But serious questions relating to the land-lease agreement with the IT giant have been raised among some senior officials of the state IT department and the West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO), which functions under the Urban Development and Municipal Affairs (UDMA) department.
CBI sources claimed that the sleuths came across a slew of incriminating documents seized from his Bangur Avenue residence that revealed his alleged nexus with Lala.
“People did not accept these publicity stunts of Miss Banerjee and ignored them. Similarly, people also understood her eyewash behind this Duare Sarkar programme. So this attempt will fail,” he said.
Congress leaders admitted that having suffered atrocities from some CPI-M led Front activists over the years, these voters did not stick to the party decision to vote for a new found poll ally. But next year’s elections are unlikely to be marked by such ‘cross voting’ with Congress activists having a taste of TMC's highhandedness, it was felt.
Saffron party creates strife wherever it goes, now trying to spread it to Bengal: Barasat MP
