1993 Kolkata firing
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1993-kolkata-firing-207-16528613
title:
1993 Kolkata firing
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1993 Kolkata Firing was an incident of firing by Calcutta Police in 1993 on Indian National Congress workers. The State Youth Congress led by Mamata Banerjee had organised a protest march to Writers Building on 21 July 1993 against the then Communist government of the state, demanding photo voter identity cards be made mandatory to ensure fair elections. The Police fired on the protesters killing 13 people and injuring many others. The Trinamool Congress on assuming power in 2011 constituted one
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Indian police shooting of protestors
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Kolkata_firing
date created:
2014-02-26T22:47:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T04:56:20Z
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