Kolkata, March 8 -- Trinamool Congress workers carried out a march on the occasion of International Women's Day, 2025 on Saturday.

State ministers Chandrima Bhattacharya and Shashi Panja were also present at the march.

Panja said that West Bengal is a state that provides a "model of women's empowerment" awarded by the United Nations (UN) and Kolkata is the "safest place for women".

Speaking to ANI, Panja said "Today is International Women's Day. West Bengal is a state that provides a model of women's empowerment that is awarded by the UN...Kolkata is considered as the safest place for women. There is a lower crime rate here. The CM (Mamata Banerjee) is working for the empowerment of women."

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