BJP chief sends authorized discover to Left entrance chief Aparna Sen for calling BSF ‘rapists and murderers’, asks for an unconditional apology

BJP chief Anirban Ganguly has despatched a authorized discover to filmmaker and Left Front chief Aparna Sen, in search of an unconditional apology for calling BSF personnel “murderers” and “rapists”.
West Bengal: BJP chief Anirban Ganguly has despatched a authorized discover to filmmaker Aparna Sen, in search of unconditional apology for allegedly calling BSF personnel “murderers” and “rapists”— ANI (@ANI) November 18, 2021
The opposition events had created a large uproar after the central authorities’s resolution to shift the BSF’s jurisdiction in border areas from the erstwhile 15 km to 50 km in some states, together with Punjab and West Bengal. In West Bengal, TMC had moved a decision within the Assembly on Tuesday opposing the choice by the central authorities.
On Monday, the Left Front had organised a press convention on the press membership in Kolkata, the place actress-director Aparna Sen expressed anger over the centre’s resolution to increase the jurisdiction of BSF in West Bengal. She mentioned that the navy is being given extra energy than they’re presupposed to get.
She had additional mentioned that the situation of individuals within the state is already dangerous, and if the ability of BSF, will probably be extra depressing. She urged the govt. to consider the individuals dwelling on the border, in order that they’ll commerce and domesticate as per their decisions. She additionally spoke in regards to the “excesses” by the BSF in Assam and Manipur and mentioned that it might improve the issues of individuals.
Along with criticising the central govt, Aparna Sen can also be accused of abusing the Border Security Force personnel by calling them ‘rapists’ and ‘murderers’. These feedback by her have now landed her in authorized hassle, as BJP chief Anirban Ganguly has despatched her a authorized discover demanding unconditional apology.
Aparna Sen was not the one one to abuse the Central Armed Force, TMC leaders had additionally used related language throughout the dialogue on the decision within the meeting. While opposing the transfer to increase the jurisdiction of BSF, Trinamool Congress MLA Udayan Guha had accused BSF personnel of atrocities on individuals, and had alleged that when ladies cross the border, the jawans contact the ladies inappropriately underneath the garb of frisking.
“We have seen the kind of atrocities that BSF perpetrates on people. A child who has witnessed his mother being touched inappropriately under the garb of frisking, when she returns from the field, can never be patriotic, no matter how many times you chant ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ in front of him. These incidents give birth to anti-social elements,” Udayan Guha had mentioned.
Just just a few days earlier, the identical TMC chief had mentioned that BSF personnel could possibly be concerned in smuggling. He mentioned that after BSF had shot down two cattle smugglers on the Indo-Bangla border. He mentioned that with out the assistance of BSF, nobody can smuggle any merchandise both from India or Bangladesh.