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Senior BJP person Suvendu Adhikari connected Friday (January 30, 2026) led a procession of hundreds of enactment supporters astatine Narendrapur adjacent Kolkata, demanding the apprehension of the owners of a city-based fashionable nutrient concatenation pursuing the decease of respective of their labourers successful a devastating fire.
The blaze broke retired successful the aboriginal hours of January 26 astatine the warehouses of a momo manufacturing portion and that of a decorator astatine Nazirabad wrong Narendrapur constabulary presumption limits.
Mr. Adhikari alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) was shielding those liable for the calamity and showing insensitivity, claiming that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had not visited the tract adjacent 5 days aft the incident, portion rescue and hunt operations were inactive underway.
Displaying a purported photograph of 1 of the owners of the nutrient chain, Mr. Adhikari claimed the representation was taken and shared by the proprietor connected societal media erstwhile helium was portion of the CM's concern delegation overseas successful the past.
Mr. Adhikari alleged that the State was not taking enactment against the nutrient concatenation owners due to the fact that of their proximity to the apical brass of the authorities and the TMC.
PTI could not independently verify the authenticity of the photograph displayed by Mr. Adhikari astatine the rally site.
"Merely arresting the proprietor of a decorator steadfast and 2 inferior officials of the nutrient concatenation won't work. We privation the contiguous apprehension of those astatine the helm of moving the companies. We request justness for their families who mislaid their loved ones," helium said.
Mr. Adhikari besides said the announcement of ₹10 lakh compensation for the adjacent of kin of the deceased was inadequate and demanded authorities jobs for 1 subordinate of each affected family.
"The Fire Minister arrived 32 hours aft the incident, portion the CM did not find it important to come. The mode successful which this contented is being handled is inhuman and reflects complicity of the ruling party," helium said.
He criticised the State government’s effect to the incident, alleging amerciable operation of warehouses without capable occurrence information norms owed to encroachment of waterbodies.
"We besides request that the database of each those missing successful the incidental beryllium published and each those liable for landfilling the waterbodies beryllium identified and brought nether a thorough, impartial probe," Mr. Adhikari said.
The rally, which began from Sahid Khudiram Metro station, passed done EM Bypass and Garia Dhalai Bridge earlier ending astir 200 metres from Narendrapur constabulary station, arsenic directed by the Calcutta High Court connected Thursday (January 29, 2026).
BJP workers carried placards and raised slogans against the authorities authorities during the march.
On Thursday (January 29, 2026), Mr. Adhikari visited the vicinity of the occurrence tract on with respective BJP MLAs but did not participate the restricted portion owed to prohibitory orders nether Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
"Severely charred assemblage parts are inactive being recovered from the debris days aft the blaze," helium said.
"My sources accidental assemblage parts are being sent successful bags to Katapukur morgue (in Kolkata). Those bodies which were recovered successful comparatively intact information person been identified, but what is being recovered present is reduced to ash, similar charcoal," Mr. Adhikari told reporters.
Forensic experts had indicated that DNA profiling successful specified cases would beryllium challenging, helium said.
So far, 21 assemblage parts, including partially burnt and skeletal remains, person been recovered from the site, officials said.
"We cannot corroborate the nonstop decease toll arsenic we person recovered assemblage parts, which whitethorn beryllium to a azygous oregon antithetic individuals. This tin beryllium confirmed lone aft the DNA tests," a constabulary serviceman said.
