KOLKATA: The citizen‘ fight brutally rape from the junior doctor RG Kar, who enters the fifth week there, has notched up the first few in its four-week-and-counting life.
“Unprecedented” and “unpredictable” are two adjectives that can describe the road protestwhich has been characterized by its depth (number pressing in the streets), its spread (throughout the location), its apolitical nature and spontaneous sustainability, surprising even for Kolkata, a city associated with color protests.
The protest on Wednesday evening was, by all accounts, larger than the protests before Independence Day. Citizens’ demonstrations, with National Flags and without party banners, even contradicted the organizers’ expectations and were driven by various factors, many of which were used here by citizen organizers on a large scale for the first time.
“When we called for the first protest, we never expected this kind of support,” said Rimjhim Sinha, who gave the call for the first ‘Reclaim the Night’ movement. social media. “I have never witnessed such a spontaneous protest,” said author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. “They are peaceful and non-political, which is different from other mass movements.”
Like the organizers, many of the foot soldiers were surprised – delighted – by what they had achieved. Rikta Mistri, a Bhowanipore housewife and mother of two, has never protested. He was one of thousands at the Academy of Fine Arts on Wednesday. “It’s important for me to be there because, as a mother, this fight is also for the safety of our children.”
The social media platform, a leader among WhatsApp groups, has helped turn what was expected to be a ‘one-night stop’ into a wave of mass protests. “Social media helps us to reach out and connect. The information about the protest, our stance and demands as well as the message from the protest is spread, helping to support the movement,” said Sinha.
However, the energy of the demonstration was drawn from a not new source: public anger at what many consider unimaginable in a city like Kolkata, which has – according to the statistics of the National Crime Records Bureau – declared the tag ‘Ing. -he’s the safest metro city ‘two years, back-to-back. “Forcing doctors, who are not on the fringes of society or the underprivileged, to work in government hospitals is something that Kolkata does not think about,” said social activist Saswati Ghosh. “Surprised to see unima-ginable has galvanized protest,” he felt.
“Kolkata is a city of protests,” political commentator and former editor with TOI Shikha Mukerjee says. “Political unrest has a good history and Bengalis are proud of this tradition. This time there is a clear boundary that separates local protests called civil society and protests by political parties. The demand of the group organizing the demonstration is an articulation of them. Disappointment with the ‘system ‘ Mobilization, without political banners and leaders, against the government, which appears to be the center of abuse of power.”
A Naxal leader from the 1960s from Presidency College, Ashim Chatterjee, better known as Kaka, said: “The protests have not subsided even after a month. This movement has managed to channel the inner anger of the masses.”
Political activist Sayoni Chowdhury said one of the reasons for the persistence of “this apolitical and non-violent movement, with participation from all sections, is a reflection of the wider dissatisfaction with institutionalized governance processes and traditional patriarchal attitudes”.
“Every citizen knows that the system delays justice and the lack of evidence allows the perpetrators to get away,” Chowdhury said. “But we are absorbed in our daily lives and tend to forget this. However, this time, people have decided not to forget or move on to the next problem. There is a growing awareness, a sense of vulnerability and empathy that connects us all – as women and families – to the victim’s condition.”
Veteran singer Protul Mukhopadhyay, however, adds caution. “The protesters must channel their energy into the struggle for justice and not be diverted by political agendas,” he said.
“Unprecedented” and “unpredictable” are two adjectives that can describe the road protestwhich has been characterized by its depth (number pressing in the streets), its spread (throughout the location), its apolitical nature and spontaneous sustainability, surprising even for Kolkata, a city associated with color protests.
The protest on Wednesday evening was, by all accounts, larger than the protests before Independence Day. Citizens’ demonstrations, with National Flags and without party banners, even contradicted the organizers’ expectations and were driven by various factors, many of which were used here by citizen organizers on a large scale for the first time.
“When we called for the first protest, we never expected this kind of support,” said Rimjhim Sinha, who gave the call for the first ‘Reclaim the Night’ movement. social media. “I have never witnessed such a spontaneous protest,” said author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. “They are peaceful and non-political, which is different from other mass movements.”
Like the organizers, many of the foot soldiers were surprised – delighted – by what they had achieved. Rikta Mistri, a Bhowanipore housewife and mother of two, has never protested. He was one of thousands at the Academy of Fine Arts on Wednesday. “It’s important for me to be there because, as a mother, this fight is also for the safety of our children.”
The social media platform, a leader among WhatsApp groups, has helped turn what was expected to be a ‘one-night stop’ into a wave of mass protests. “Social media helps us to reach out and connect. The information about the protest, our stance and demands as well as the message from the protest is spread, helping to support the movement,” said Sinha.
However, the energy of the demonstration was drawn from a not new source: public anger at what many consider unimaginable in a city like Kolkata, which has – according to the statistics of the National Crime Records Bureau – declared the tag ‘Ing. -he’s the safest metro city ‘two years, back-to-back. “Forcing doctors, who are not on the fringes of society or the underprivileged, to work in government hospitals is something that Kolkata does not think about,” said social activist Saswati Ghosh. “Surprised to see unima-ginable has galvanized protest,” he felt.
“Kolkata is a city of protests,” political commentator and former editor with TOI Shikha Mukerjee says. “Political unrest has a good history and Bengalis are proud of this tradition. This time there is a clear boundary that separates local protests called civil society and protests by political parties. The demand of the group organizing the demonstration is an articulation of them. Disappointment with the ‘system ‘ Mobilization, without political banners and leaders, against the government, which appears to be the center of abuse of power.”
A Naxal leader from the 1960s from Presidency College, Ashim Chatterjee, better known as Kaka, said: “The protests have not subsided even after a month. This movement has managed to channel the inner anger of the masses.”
Political activist Sayoni Chowdhury said one of the reasons for the persistence of “this apolitical and non-violent movement, with participation from all sections, is a reflection of the wider dissatisfaction with institutionalized governance processes and traditional patriarchal attitudes”.
“Every citizen knows that the system delays justice and the lack of evidence allows the perpetrators to get away,” Chowdhury said. “But we are absorbed in our daily lives and tend to forget this. However, this time, people have decided not to forget or move on to the next problem. There is a growing awareness, a sense of vulnerability and empathy that connects us all – as women and families – to the victim’s condition.”
Veteran singer Protul Mukhopadhyay, however, adds caution. “The protesters must channel their energy into the struggle for justice and not be diverted by political agendas,” he said.
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