Kolkata, Aug. 9 -- BJP leader and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari called off the party's 'Nabanna Abhijan' after the mother of the RG Kar rape-murder victim was hospitalised following alleged police lathi charge during the protest in central Kolkata.
Adhikari, however, promised for a fiercer agitation next time.
Adhikari, who had led hundreds of BJP workers in a march towards the state secretariat to mark the first anniversary of the doctor's rape and murder, announced the withdrawal after a three-hour sit-in
at the Park Street-Jawahar Lal Nehru Road crossing.
"As the parents of the deceased joined the rally at my invitation, it is my duty to ensure their safety and follow up on her treatment," he said, accusing police of "brutal...