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Sukanta Condemns SRFTI Incident, Blames Leftists; Police Deploy After Chaos
- •Sukanta Majumdar strongly condemned the incident at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) in Kolkata, indirectly accusing left-wing 'outsiders' of involvement.
- •Majumdar criticized the disrespect shown to Swami Vivekananda's picture, calling it an unacceptable and heinous act that insults Bengal's heritage and culture.
- •The Union Minister of State highlighted the contradiction between the left's claims of progressiveness and Bengali identity, and their alleged involvement in such behavior.
- •Following the chaos, police have been deployed at SRFTI, and three complaints have been filed at Panchasayar Police Station, including one by the police for vehicle damage, and others by organizers and students.
- •The incident stemmed from an event by Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat at SRFTI, which students allegedly obstructed, leading to verbal altercations and a scuffle between the two sides.
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An Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat event was obstructed by a group of SRFTI students, leading to a verbal altercation, a scuffle, and mutual accusations of assault. The unrest also involved the tearing, kicking, and spitting on a picture of Swami Vivekananda.
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar strongly condemned the incident in a video post, indirectly accusing left-wing outsiders of involvement and describing the mistreatment of Swami Vivekananda's picture as an insult to Bengal's heritage.
Police were deployed outside the SRFTI campus to question people entering through the main gate, and a total of three complaints were filed at the Panchasayar Police Station regarding vehicle damage, the organizers' grievances, and the students' questions about why they were attacked after holding a permitted meeting.
