Won't allow hooligans to take law into their hands: Bengal Guv after visiting violence-hit Rishra
Rishra (WB) (PTI): Rushing from Darjeeling to visit violence-hit areas of Hooghly district, West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday said hooligans will not be allowed to take law into their hands.
The Centre and the state government will work together to root out mobocracy and there will be "solid action" on the part of law enforcement agencies, he told reporters.
"We will never allow hooligans to take law into their hands. The Centre, state, political parties, media and people will join hands to root out mobocracy," Bose said.
He also spoke to senior police officers of the district and locals to take stock of the situation.
Reaching Rishra in Hooghly district straight from the Kolkata airport after arriving from Darjeeling, Bose went to the Railway Gate No 4 which witnessed incidents of violence and arson on Monday night.
Clashes were reported in Rishra on Sunday evening during a Ram Navami procession in which BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh and party's Pursurah MLA Biman Ghosh were present. The MLA was injured and hospitalised.
Parts of nearby Serampore also witnessed incidents of vandalism following which prohibitory orders were imposed and Internet services suspended.
Bose had gone to the hill town in the northern part of the state for a G20 meeting.
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President Murmu to visit Shimla on Monday on 5-day summer sojourn
New Delhi (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu will visit Himachal Pradesh on five-day summer sojourn beginning Monday, her office said.
During her visit, President Murmu will stay at the Rashtrapati Niwas, Mashobra, Shimla, it said.
The President will visit Himachal Pradesh from April 27 to May 1, 2026, for the summer sojourn, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a statement issued on Sunday.
On April 28, she will attend a banquet hosted by the Himachal Pradesh governor at Lok Bhavan, Shimla.
On April 29, she will visit the Atal Tunnel, the statement said.
Murmu will grace the convocation ceremony of Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya at Palampur on April 30. On the same day, she will host an 'At Home' reception at Rashtrapati Niwas, Mashobra, it said.
"On May 1, the President will visit the Army Training Command, Shimla, before leaving for Delhi," the statement added.
