Kerala police book female foreign tourists for destroying pro-Palestine boards
Kochi, Apr 17: Police have registered a case against two female foreign tourists for allegedly destroying pro-Palestine boards erected by an Islamist student outfit in this port city.
Police said the incident was reported from the Fort Kochi police station limit on Monday evening.
According to a senior police officer, there were two female foreign tourists, and one of them allegedly destroyed the pro-Palestine boards erected by the outfit called the Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) in front of the Jankar Jetty.
They have been booked under IPC Section 153 for wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause a riot.
Police said the boards had contained protest messages against Israel for its attack on Palestinian territory.
Meanwhile, a video circulated through social media showed a woman tourist engaging in heated arguments allegedly with SIO activists after tearing down the banners.
An Austrian Jewish tourist was summoned by Kerala Police after a video of her tearing down a pro-Palestinian mural in Fort Kochi in Ernakulam district went viral on social media.
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TMC will be voted back to power in Bengal: Tejashwi Yadav
Patna (PTI): Leader of Opposition in Bihar assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Tuesday exuded confidence that the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC will again be voted to power in West Bengal.
Yadav returned to Patna after a four-day poll campaign in West Bengal.
“The atmosphere there is euphoric and people want to bring Didi (Mamata Banerjee) back to power. I am fully confident that the TMC will win the election,” he told reporters here.
He said that a large number of people from Bihar living in West Bengal share a lot of love and respect for Mamata Banerjee.
Responding to BJP’s allegations that the TMC had “ruined” West Bengal during its tenure, the RJD leader said the “entire country has been ruined under the Narendra Modi-led government”.
“I want to ask one question to Modi ji – you have been prime minister for more than 11 years, tell me one thing you have done for Bengal,” Yadav said.
The first phase of elections to the 294-member West Bengal assembly was held on April 23, while the second phase will take place on April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.
