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Tensions escalate as bulldozer razes structures in Kolkata’s iconic New Market
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Tensions escalated in Kolkata as bulldozers razed multiple structures in the city’s iconic New Market on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) evening. Photo: Screengrab via X/@KBanerjee_AITC Tensions escalated in Kolkata as bulldozers razed multiple structures in the city’s iconic New Market on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) evening. Similar visuals were seen in Murshidabad’s Jiaganj as a Lenin statue was vandalised by a mob. The Trinamool Congress leaders alleged targeted attack by Bharatiya Janta Party workers. “In central Kolkata, near New Market. With police permission. As part of victory celebrations, a bulldozer was brought in to demolish meat shops. CAPF standing around. THE BJP FOR YOU,” TMC’s Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien said on his social media. He shared a video of a bulldozer taking on the structures outside New Market. Published - May 06, 2026 10:41 am IST
Supporters with bulldozers attend a public meeting of U.P. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in 2022. | The Chief Minister returned the gift and asked the child to focus on her studies.A child showing her admiration for a political leader is nothing out of the ordinary, as leaders are meant to be role models for the younger generation. But the five-year-old’s choice of toy — a replica of a bulldozer — raises uncomfortable questions. The episode not only shows public approval for “bulldozer justice”, it also reflects the normalisation of extrajudicial action by the state. What is arguably a problematic political symbol is now part of our everyday consciousness and holds the potential to influence impressionable minds. Published - May 06, 2026 02:00 am IST
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