Kolkata, A section of producers and distributors in the Bengali film industry has launched a protest against EIMPA chairperson Pia Sengupta, demanding her resignation and the formation of a new screening committee amid escalating tensions at the organisation’s office over the past three days. Bengali film producers, distributors protest against EIMPA chief Pia Sengupta It was decided that both sides would hold a meeting on May 8 to discuss ways to ensure transparency in the democratic functioning of the apex film body, distributor Satadeep Saha, one of the protesters, said on Thursday. Recalling the developments over the past three days, Saha said protesting producers and distributors gathered at the Eastern India Motion Pictures Association office on May 4, the day of counting of votes, demanding Sengupta’s resignation. They sprinkled Ganga water across the office premises as part of a “purification” ritual and also celebrated with saffron-coloured gulal. The protests continued on May 5, when another group of producers and distributors gathered at the EIMPA office, reiterating their demands for Sengupta’s resignation, a politically neutral film …