
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar was addressing a political event in Kolkata when an earthquake struck the city on Friday afternoon. The tremors, measuring between 4.9 and 5.4 on the Richter scale according to different reports, caused lights to sway and attendees to react. A video captured Majumdar pausing mid-speech and asking, "Should I stop?" as the venue shook, prompting people to evacuate buildings.
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