India, March 2 -- The Students Federation of India (SFI), CPI(M)'s students' front, has called for an agitation at all universities in Bengal from Monday demanding the resignation of education minister Bratya Basu whose car allegedly hit a student at Kolkata's Jadavpur University (JU) during an agitation on Saturday.

"We will start agitations at all universities from Monday demanding Basu's resignation," Debanjan Dey, SFI's Bengal unit secretary, said on Sunday.

Because the state's Class 12 board examinations will commence on Monday, Kolkata police commissioner Manoj Verma said the police will ensure that examinees face no problem reaching exam centres set up at various schools and colleges.

"Police will take all precautionary measures...