Sandeshkhali Violence: The small island in the Sundarban delta in West Bengal’s North 24-Parganas district has been at the centre of BJP-Trinamool politics in the state.
Sandeshkhali Row: The arrest of Shahjahan Sheikh occurred following the Governor s issuance of a 72-hour deadline to the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government.
The Calcutta High Court declined to urgently hear a plea by TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who was arrested last night by the police after he was accused of sexual assault and land-grabbing activities in Sandeshkhali.