Mayor's effigy burnt for granting trade licence to Rose Valley

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jan 18 2016 | 7:28 PM IST
Congress today burnt an effigy of Mayor Sovan Chatterjee in protest against alleged granting of trade license to ponzi scheme company Rose Valley Group by Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).
At least 33 persons, including two women, were arrested following a scuffle with police during the demonstration in front of KMC headquarter here, a Kolkata Police official said here.
Congress councillor Prakash Upadhyay, who led the demonstration against the granting of license to Rose Valley Group, was also arrested.
Reacting to the protests, Chatterjee said these were "baseless allegations."
Rose Valley chairman Gautam Kundu was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) and is currently in judicial remand.
Upadhyay had earlier alleged that the Mayor granted trade licenses to chitfund company Saradha Group.
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First Published: Jan 18 2016 | 7:28 PM IST

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