New Delhi: Five activists of the Students Federation of India (SFI) were arrested Monday for heckling West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Finance Minister Amit Mitra in the national capital, a Delhi Police officer said.
The SFI is the students' wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
"Five SFI activists, including two women, were arrested in connection with the case. They will be presented in a local court later in the day," the officer said.
Banerjee and Amit Mitra were heckled April 9 by SFI activists, when the chief minister and her finance minister went to the Planning Commission office in New Delhi to finalise the state plan.
Following the incident, Banerjee made a hasty return to Kolkata, cancelling her meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
She later said: "Delhi is not safe".
On her return to Kolkata, Banerjee complained of sickness and was hospitalised.
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date_range 2013-04-22T19:29:20+05:30Five SFI activists arrested for heckling Mamata, minister
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