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46 political prisoners to be freed in Bengal

By IANS,

Kolkata : Forty-six political prisoners will be freed immediately in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Thursday.

“The orders have been issued. The papers are being processed. These will be ready in two days. And they can walk free by tomorrow or the day after,” Banerjee told mediapersons here.

She said the decision was taken by her government, which formed a panel headed by Justice Malay Sengupta to review the charges against political prisoners in the state.