New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) A row over the relocation of the Bankra mosque inside Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport has intensified following its proposed relocation due to security and runway expansion. While the airport mosque row has turned into a high‑pitched altercation, Kolkata has a long history of shifting religious shrines or deities when the situation demanded, according to earlier reports.In the latest incident, a highly secure area like an airport is typica…
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Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) Prohibitory orders have been issued under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 prohibiting assembly of four or more people around the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata from Friday morning and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel have also been deployed there to avoid any violations of the order.The actions have been taken following the announcement by former West Bengal Minister, Siddiqullah Chowdhury, fo…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The suspension of prayers at the Bankra mosque at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport for the past few days by the authorities has snowballed into a major controversy, leading to a war of words between the ruling party and the Opposition. The authorities, while stopping entry passes for congregational prayers at the mosque, cited heightened security concerns as the reason, but the matter took a political turn, with questions raised over access a…
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) After years of negotiation, the process of relocating the Bankra Mosque from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport area to extend the runway began, government officials said on Saturday. Entry passes for the mosque via the airport have been closed as of today. Prayers inside the mosque have been stopped from today. Dum Dum Uttar MLA Sourav Sikdar was present in the area this morning and spoke to the locals about the issue. Later, the MLA said that m…