This newspaper clipping, titled “M. P. Among 28 Arrested,” reports on an “Anti-Union Agitation” in Calcutta. The protest was organized by the W.B.L.S.R.C. (West Bengal Linguistic States Reorganisation Committee), likely against the proposed merger of Bengal and Bihar.
The article details the arrest of 28 volunteers, including MP Shri Tushar Chatterjee, for defying a Section 144 order.
Notably, the report mentions that before the demonstration, a send-off meeting was held at Mohammed Ali Park which was presided over by Shri Naresh Bhowmick. This places him in a key leadership position during the protests against the state’s reorganization. The protest was timed to coincide with the discussion of the States’ Reorganisation Commission (S.R.C.) bill in the Lok Sabha, adding to its political significance.
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zar the M. P. Among 28 Arrested_24/4 Anti-Union Agitation In Calcutta The 46th batch of volunteers of the W.B.L.S.R.C. consisting of 28 including Sri Tushar Chatterjee, M.P., courted arrest in defying sec- tion 144 order in Dalhousie Square on Monday. Ten volunteers of the Paschim Banga Rajya Punargathan Sam- jukta Parishad also courted arrest while breaking police cordon in front of Dr. B. C. Roy's Wellington Street residence. Before starting for Dalhousie Square; area the volunteers of the W.B.L.S.R.C. assembled at Moham- med Ali Park where they were given a send off. Sri Naresh Bhowmick presided over the meeting. Sri Tushar Chatterjee, M.P., in his speech said that the defiance of the section 144 order by them had a special significance because on this very day the S.R.C. bill was being discussed at Lok Sabha. A procession then went along Central Avenue and Bowpazar Street. Near Lal Bazar police head quarters the procession was stopped where the processionists squatted and held a wayside meeting. Monday's demonstration comple- ted the second month since it was launched by the W.B.L.S.R.C. Before going to Dr. Roy's rest- dence the volunteers of the Rajya Punargathan Samjukta Parishad were given a send off by Sri Pon- chanan Chakraborty. Dr. Haripada Singh criticised the proposal for Union. The office of the West Bengal Linguistic States Reorganisation Committee announced the following. Programme for Tuesday: The 47th batch of C.D. volunteers will start from Girish Park at 4 P.M. and will move through Central Avenue and Esplanade. Sri Barada Mukutmani will preside over the send off rally.