WB: BJP, TMC commerce blame over Dandavat Parikrama of tribal ladies

On Friday (April 7) night, BJP (West Bengal) President Dr Sukanta Majumadar alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) social gathering compelled 4 tribal ladies to do ‘Dandavat Parikrama’ for daring to affix the saffron social gathering.

He tweeted, “Martina Kisku, Shiuli Mardi, Thakran Soren and Malati Murmu, resident of Tapan Gofanagar, Tapan, joined BJP yesterday. They belong to ST community. Today, TMC goons forced them to return to TMC and punished them by asking to do Dandavat Parikrama.” Another lady

“TMC has time and again insulted tribal people. This takes it even higher. This is highly condemnable. We firmly stand with our karyakartas and will do everything to protect them,” he further added.

The tweet of Dr Sukanta Majumadar was accompanied by a 27-second video of three ladies stretching on the road as within the occasion that they’ve been emulating the ‘Dandavat Parikrama.’

TMC has repeatedly insulted tribal people. This takes it even higher. This is extraordinarily condemnable. We firmly stand with our karyakartas and may do each factor to protect them.

— Dr. Sukanta Majumdar (@DrSukantaBJP) April 7, 2023

As per a report by TV9 Bangla, the incident occurred on Friday (April 7) in Balurghat throughout the Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal. About 200 people had defected to the BJP from the Trinamool Congress on yesterday.

BJP chief Swarup Chowdhury accused the TMC administration of effectively coercing 3-4 of the 200 social gathering workers into turning into a member of the TMC as soon as extra. “The way TMC leaders forced the women to rub their noses on the road for them to be accepted back into the party is highly shameful and insulting,” he said.

Chowdhury moreover vowed to technique the State Women’s Commission in regards to the incident. This has led to a confrontation between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress. TMC chief Pradipta Chakraborty claimed that the women realised their mistake inside 24 hours of turning into a member of the BJP, and as a consequence of this reality they returned to TMC the following day and carried out the atonement by crawling on the underside and rubbing their noses on the underside. She said that the social gathering will meet the others who joined BJP to steer them to rejoin TMC.

Pradipta Chakraborty moreover said that the people who joined the BJP on April 6 weren’t members of any political social gathering nonetheless they’ve been supporters of TMC, and BJP misled them into turning into a member of the social gathering. “Some women, who were not affiliated with any political party but supported the Trinamool Congress were misled into joining the BJP. They later realised their mistake and performed ‘Dandavat Parikrama’ to repent for it,” she claimed.

Tribal lady claims she willingly carried out Dandavat Parikrama

Meanwhile, one among many ladies, who was seen rubbing her nostril on the road throughout the viral video, claimed that she acted out of her private accord. Martina Kisku suggested TV9 Bangla that she could not sleep all night after deserting the Trinamool Congress.

“After we joined BJP, we thought about our decision all night? We thought what did we do? It then dawned to us that West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has provided us with several schemes such as Kanyashree, and Lakshmi Bhandar. We will not leave her and hence came back,” Hindustan Times Bangla quoted her as saying.

However, political circles throughout the district say that this was a ‘punishment’ by the TMC for the women for deserting the social gathering and turning into a member of BJP.