Left parties allege attack on bookstalls; Calcutta High Court stays previous order allowing stalls
The Calcutta High Court has stayed an order that previously allowed the CPI(M) to set up bookstalls outside Durga Puja pandals. Left party leaders have condemned the move, alleging it is an attack on free thinking and democratic expression.
Why it matters
The incident reflects ongoing political friction in West Bengal regarding public space usage and freedom of expression.
Left parties allege attack on bookstalls; Calcutta High Court stays previous order allowing stalls left Inauguration of a bookstall by the CPI (M) in West Bengal. CPI(M) West Bengal/Facebook https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/vyut6m/article71593598.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/CPIM%20BOOK%20STALL.jpg Party leaders have said that this is an attack on “free thinking” and have vowed to set up more stalls as a form of protest Kolkata A day after the Calcutta High Court allowed the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to set up their bookstalls outside Durga Puja pandals, party members alleged that several of their stalls were attacked and vandalised. Leaders of the Left Front on Friday (October 16) called it an attack on free thinking. However, a division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday stayed the single Bench’s Thursday order which allowed the temporary bookstalls to be set up. “To develop a democratic and free society, people must read diverse books and build diverse opinions.
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