Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee led a candle march from her Kalighat residence to Hazra in Kolkata on 6 July 2026, protesting the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl in Baruipur, South 24 Parganas.
Trinamool Congress party leaders and supporters joined Mamata Banerjee in the candlelit procession through Kolkata on 6 July 2026, demanding justice in the alleged rape and murder of a minor in Baruipur.
The candle march was called in response to the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl in Baruipur, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal — a case that drew widespread public outrage ahead of 6 July 2026.
The march proceeded from Mamata Banerjee's residence in Kalighat to Hazra in central Kolkata, with participants carrying candles in a public show of solidarity for the victim's family on 6 July 2026.
Women's safety emerged as the central theme of the 6 July 2026 protest in Kolkata, as the alleged rape and murder of a minor in South 24 Parganas prompted Trinamool Congress to take its demonstration to the streets.
Mamata Banerjee, serving as Trinamool Congress chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister, personally participated in the candlelit demonstration on Monday, 6 July 2026, signalling the party's public stance on the Baruipur case.
The Kolkata candle march on 6 July 2026 concluded near Hazra, with participants demanding swift justice in the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl from Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.