73-year-old CPI(M) worker defies attacks on Left book stalls in Bengal

Bipul Dasgupta, a 73-year-old CPI(M) worker, won attention after telling those who came to ransack his party's book stall to read the books instead. During Durga Puja, Left book stalls faced attacks across West Bengal, from Kolkata's Jadavpur and Nagerbazar to Howrah, Bardhaman and Cooch Behar, over claims of 'anti-national' literature or missing permits.