“We had given the 4 am deadline to the administration for addressing our demand. But we did not hear anything from any state department – police, health and women and child welfare. At the start of the dharna, we had sent separate mails to these departments, urging them to send representatives to listen to our grievances. Not a single state representative responded or turned up at the venue,” film director Birsa Dasgupta said.Actor Sohini Sarkar said the participants of the mega rally which commenced from College Square in northern Kolkata, will discuss how to carry forward the movement after the expiry of the 4 am deadline.”We will not dismantle the stage erected for the sit-in,” she said.Actor Swastika Mukherjee, who was at the forefront of the protest, demanded “azadi from abuse” and strict punishment of convicted rapists.
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