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Biman Basu speaks out on Chandi Path and bookstall rows
- •The CPI(M) has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking permission to set up bookstalls in Bongaon and Naihati during Durga Puja after facing police obstruction.
- •Reacting to a Chandi Path event organized near the CPI(M) office on Alimuddin Street, Left Front Chairman Biman Basu claimed it was done for money by attaching a microphone to a lamppost.
- •Biman Basu also criticized restrictions on food habits, stating that everyone has the freedom to eat what they like and no country imposes such dietary rules.
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The CPI(M) approached the Calcutta High Court seeking permission to set up temporary bookstalls in Bongaon and Naihati during Durga Puja after alleging that police denied them permission. During the hearing, Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya sought the state's stance on granting this permission.
Left Front Chairman Biman Basu criticized the Chandi Path event held near the CPI(M) office on Alimuddin Street, stating that individuals were brought in and paid money to recite Chandi Path by attaching a microphone to a lamppost. He warned that if such practices continue, society will go to ruin.
Opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari stated that leftist bookstalls should not be allowed unless they use 'Durga Puja' instead of 'Sharad Utsav'. Additionally, CPI(M) lawyer Shamim Ahmed noted that because Hindu Jagaran Manch set up a stall where the party normally sets theirs up, they are seeking adjacent areas.
