“TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan had grabbed a public playground in Sandeshkhali, locked it, and prevented locals from using it, now freed amid protests”, Opindia, February 23, 2024:

“Apart from the sexual exploitation of a large number of women in Sandeshkhali, TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan is also accused of grabbing land in the area. And now it has emerged that he had grabbed an entire playground for two years, preventing the local youths from playing in the public ground.

Sheikh Shahjahan and his goons had illegally occupied the Rishi Aurobindo Mission ground in the area, constructed a wall around it preventing entry of people by locking the gate, and hosted sports tournaments on it. However, as the protests led by women against the TMC goons intensifies in Sandeshkhali, the ground was freed yesterday, in a damage control move by the government.

The police were in action soon after Director General (DG) Rajeev Kumar departed for Kolkata on the 22nd of February morning. The Rishi Aurobindo Mission ground which was unjustly seized by TMC leaders Sheikh Shahjahan, Shibu Hazra and their goons has been liberated from their occupation…..”

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