Protestors who started converging in hundreds from different parts of the city to Esplanade, primarily from Howrah and Sealdah stations, were seen carrying ‘red cards’ as they marched. Some of them were also carrying sweets for the police. They claim that the state police don’t work for the welfare of the people anymore and that they are carrying the sweets in remembrance of the Left era in Bengal where they could (metaphorically) share sweets with the police.
The police had barricaded six entry points to Howrah, including Howrah Rail Museum, Banstala Ghat, Fersore Road, Mallik Fatak, Betar Mor, and Lakshminarayan Tala. There was constant drone surveillance at these points, along with stationed water cannons. The police had allowed the protestors to march only until Dufferin Road, which is approximately six kilometers short of Nabanna.
The protestors were reportedly trying to make their way inside Nabanna when the police stopped them. According to reports, all DYFI members were…