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- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) book stalls sold over INR1 crore of books during Durga Puja despite attacks.
- The Jadavpur stall sold books worth more than Rs 16 lakh, quadrupling last year’s Rs 4 lakh.
- Police and a bulldozer attempted to demolish the Jadavpur stall on October 17.
- Trinamool MLA Kunal Ghosh and Congress president Subhankar Sarkar visited stalls in solidarity.
- CPI(M) senior leader Sujan Chakraborty said sales rose from Rs 48 lakh to Rs 98 lakh this year.