The delegation also told the home minister of the steps taken by the state government in the wake of the Birbhum violence incident. Bandyopadhyay said the state government has swiftly acted and arrested 21 persons while 15 policemen have been called off from their duties
The internet services were suspended in as many as 18 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The districts that are facing a complete internet shutdown are Hapur, Moradabad, Saharanpur, Muzzafarnagar, Shamli, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Unnao, Agra, Sultanpur, Mau, Bagpat, Meerut, Bulandshahr, Azamgarh, Kanpur, Pilibhit.
Besides Roy, MPs Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Ratna De Nag and Nadimul Haque, West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim and MLA Mohua Maitra were in the delegation.
