Twenty-two BJP activists were today arrested for demonstrating in front of the main entrance of the state secretariat.
The activists had gathered in front of 'Nabanna', the state secretariat, demanding the resignation of state education minister Partha Chatterjee in the backdrop of the Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) examination controversy for the appointment of teachers in primary schools.
The activists, many of whom were women, were carrying posters and party flags.
The police first detained some of them and then arrested 22 party workers for defying Section 144 of the IPC, a police official said.
The Home Department has sought a report from the police as to how so many BJP workers could assemble outside the high-security area of North Gate, which is the main entrance of the state secretariat.
Security around the state secretariat was beefed up.
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