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21 July 2026

Martyrs' Day rallies in Kolkata

The topic serves as a case study on the implementation gap of judicial commission recommendations and executive accountability, though it lacks the national policy significance to be a direct exam question.

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Notes

  • Martyrs' Day in West Bengal commemorates 13 Youth Congress workers killed in police firing on July 21, 1993, during the Left Front regime.
  • The Justice (retd.) Sushanta Chatterjee Commission was established in 2011 to investigate the 1993 police firing incident.
  • The commission report, submitted in 2014, recommended compensation of ₹25 lakh for the families of the deceased and ₹5 lakh for the injured.
  • Actual compensation provided was reported as ₹2 lakh for families of the deceased and ₹15,000 for the injured.
  • The report was tabled in the State Assembly in 2026, highlighting issues regarding the implementation of judicial commission recommendations and transparency in governance.

Part of a longer story

This is day 2 of 2 in Trinamool Congress Martyrs' Day events and disputes, which has been running since 1 July 2026. Reading it whole is usually worth more than reading today alone — the exam asks how something developed.

Questions

  1. Discuss the role and significance of judicial commissions of inquiry in the Indian administrative system. How does the delay in implementing or publicizing such reports impact public trust in governance? 150 words
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Prelims

  1. The Justice (retd.) Sushanta Chatterjee Commission was primarily constituted to investigate which of the following events?

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