Sandeshkhali Violence: Why Bengal Is On The Boil

Women in Sandeshkhali have been agitating for the past few days over alleged atrocities committed against them by TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh

Several areas in Sandeshkhali have been on the boil since February 8 as locals, mainly women, hit the streets demanding Shahjahan's arrest

BJP supporters clashed with cops while trying to defy prohibitory orders in Basirhat

On February 13, Calcutta High Court set aside prohibitory orders under Section 144 in Sandeshkhali

On January 5, an ED team was attacked before a planned raid at Sheikh Shahjahan's home in North 24 Parganas in connection with the alleged PDS scam

After the incident, local women alleged that Shahjahan and his men had been usurping their lands and sexually harassing them for several years

A delegation of the ruling TMC visited Sandeshkhali and pledged to ensure justice for the women who are ‘victims’ of atrocities by Shahjahan Sheikh

A six-member delegation of the BJP was stopped on Friday by the police on its way to Sandeshkhali

After the BJP's fact-finding team was stopped at Rampur, an argument broke out between the delegation and the police. Following this, the delegation began a dharna

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was stopped by the police from visiting Sandeshkhali

CM Mamata Banerjee blamed the BJP's ideological parent RSS for the violence

Banerjee said 17 people have been arrested and the guilty will not be spared.

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has recommended President's Rule in Sandeshkhali in its report to Droupadi Murmu

(All Photos: PTI/ANI, X/BJP)