West Bengal minister’s automobile attacked as Kurmi protest targets Abhishek’s convoy 

By PTI

SALBONI: West Bengal minister Birbaha Hansda’s automobile was attacked in Paschim Medinipur district on Friday as members of the Kurmi group allegedly hurled stones at senior TMC chief Abhishek Banerjee’s convoy, by which she was travelling, officers talked about.

The incident occurred in Salboni the place Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to attend a celebration programme on Saturday.

Abhishek, a Z-plus protectee, led a roadshow in Jhargram’s Binpur and Gopiballavpur as part of his Trinamooley Nabojowar (new wave in Trinamool) advertising and marketing marketing campaign.

Following the rally, he was travelling by way of Salboni when members of the Kurmi group, who’re protesting demanding ST standing, gathered on both aspect of the freeway, a celebration chief talked about. As his car moved ahead, they allegedly started throwing stones on the roadshow.

“The vehicle of Hansda, which was in the convoy, was damaged in the attack,” the chief talked about.

An monumental police contingent was rushed to the spot to handle the state of affairs, officers talked about. It could not be immediately recognized if anyone was arrested.

Condemning the incident, Hansda talked about violence can in no way be the kind of a democratic protest.

“This can never be a fight for the rights of a community. All those who have thrown stones are outsiders, and are using the garb of being members of a specific community to justify the violence,” she added.

Members of the Kurmi group had met Banerjee in Bankura on Tuesday and urged him to look into their demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing.

The TMC MP from Diamond Harbour gave them a affected particular person listening to and talked about it was justified to conduct democratic protests to press for his or her requires.

Last week, BJP nationwide vice-president Dilip Ghosh’s dwelling in Paschim Medinipur’s Kharagpur was vandalised allegedly by members of a Kurmi outfit over his suggestions in the direction of the group.

“The TMC has been fanning this movement. When my house was attacked they had cherished it, now they are at the receiving end,” Ghosh talked about.

The Kurmi group, which is assessed as OBC at present, protested for days in April in a number of districts of the state, along with Dakshin Dinajpur, Purulia, Jhargram and Paschim Medinipur, demanding ST standing.

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CPI(M) chief Sujan Chakraborty talked about the TMC administration should do some soul-searching as to why such protests are taking place inside the state. He alleged that people are indignant over a lot of factors.

“It is unfortunate that such protests are happening despite huge security arrangements,” he talked about.

SALBONI: West Bengal minister Birbaha Hansda’s automobile was attacked in Paschim Medinipur district on Friday as members of the Kurmi group allegedly hurled stones at senior TMC chief Abhishek Banerjee’s convoy, by which she was travelling, officers talked about.

The incident occurred in Salboni the place Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to attend a celebration programme on Saturday.

Abhishek, a Z-plus protectee, led a roadshow in Jhargram’s Binpur and Gopiballavpur as part of his Trinamooley Nabojowar (new wave in Trinamool) advertising and marketing marketing campaign.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Following the rally, he was travelling by way of Salboni when members of the Kurmi group, who’re protesting demanding ST standing, gathered on both aspect of the freeway, a celebration chief talked about. As his car moved ahead, they allegedly started throwing stones on the roadshow.

“The vehicle of Hansda, which was in the convoy, was damaged in the attack,” the chief talked about.

An monumental police contingent was rushed to the spot to handle the state of affairs, officers talked about. It could not be immediately recognized if anyone was arrested.

Condemning the incident, Hansda talked about violence can in no way be the kind of a democratic protest.

“This can never be a fight for the rights of a community. All those who have thrown stones are outsiders, and are using the garb of being members of a specific community to justify the violence,” she added.

Members of the Kurmi group had met Banerjee in Bankura on Tuesday and urged him to look into their demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing.

The TMC MP from Diamond Harbour gave them a affected particular person listening to and talked about it was justified to conduct democratic protests to press for his or her requires.

Last week, BJP nationwide vice-president Dilip Ghosh’s dwelling in Paschim Medinipur’s Kharagpur was vandalised allegedly by members of a Kurmi outfit over his suggestions in the direction of the group.

“The TMC has been fanning this movement. When my house was attacked they had cherished it, now they are at the receiving end,” Ghosh talked about.

The Kurmi group, which is assessed as OBC at present, protested for days in April in a number of districts of the state, along with Dakshin Dinajpur, Purulia, Jhargram and Paschim Medinipur, demanding ST standing.

ALSO READ | Stir for ST standing: Railway suppliers affected as Kurmis proceed blockade at two stations in Bengal

CPI(M) chief Sujan Chakraborty talked about the TMC administration should do some soul-searching as to why such protests are taking place inside the state. He alleged that people are indignant over a lot of factors.

“It is unfortunate that such protests are happening despite huge security arrangements,” he talked about.