Chief Minister of West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari today tabled in the State Assembly the inquiry report of the Justice (Retd.) Sushanta Chattopadhyay Commission on the police firing incident of 21st July, 1993 in central Kolkata area. While presenting the report, he levelled several allegations against former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress government for not tabling the report and bringing it into the public domain. Mamata Banerjee constituted this commission after coming to power in 2011 to enquire the firing incident by Calcutta Police on the protesters killing 13 people and injuring many others. He accused the previous government of failing to implement the Commission’s recommendations, delaying the publication of the report, and not providing adequate compensation to the victims. He also announced fresh compensation for the families of those killed and injured.

Addressing the Assembly, the Chief Minister said that though the Commission had submitted its report long ago but it was not tabled in the Assembly in accordance with legislative procedures. Referring to the Commission’s findings, Mr. Adhikari said that according to the Commission, there was no need to open fire to protect Writers’ Building. It reportedly described the police firing at Mayo Road, Dorina Crossing, Metro Cinema and Esplanade as “unnecessary, provocative and unjustified.

The Chief Minister further said that the families of those killed and injured may submit fresh applications to the present government if they wish to receive compensation in line with the Commission’s recommendations.