West Bengal: After Howrah’s Ram Navami violence, BJP Sobha Yatra attacked with stones in Hooghly

West Bengal continues to burn whereas the ruling dispensation led by CM Mamata Banerjee is busy whitewashing Islamist atrocities within the state. On Sunday, April 2, a recent bout of violence erupted in Rishra in West Bengal’s Hooghly district. This got here three days after Islamists unleashed mayhem through the Ram Navami procession within the Shibpur space of Howrah in West Bengal.

Yesterday’s incident occurred when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was taking out a ‘Shobha Yatra’ within the space. Miscreants pelted stones on the procession, leaving a number of folks, together with considered one of BJP’s native legislators, gravely injured. Following the incident, prohibitory orders have been imposed and the web was suspended.

According to media stories, BJP MLA Biman Ghosh was injured within the Sunday incident.

BJP nationwide vice-president Dilip Ghosh, who took half within the rally, shared a video on social media saying stones have been pelted from a mosque.

Stone pelting from Masjid in the direction of #RamNavami rally at Rishra, Hooghly as we speak. pic.twitter.com/HByHpER7cW

— Dilip Ghosh (@DilipGhoshBJP) April 2, 2023

Following the incident, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar wrote to Union house minister Amit Shah late on Sunday night searching for his intervention. “In view of the deteriorating law and order situation, we immediately seek your kind intervention as per law so that the situation does not go out of control and the life and property of ordinary citizens are saved,” the letter mentioned.

Bengal goes uncontrolled. Mamata Banerjee is unable to manage the riots. She is defending a selected neighborhood and focusing on Hindus.

Wrote to Union Minister @AmitShah ji for rapid assist in West Bengal. pic.twitter.com/pVnwh6mAaL

— Dr. Sukanta Majumdar (@DrSukantaBJP) April 2, 2023

In one other tweet, the BJP state president shared an image of Biman Ghosh, mendacity on a stretcher. He tweeted, “A sad glimpse of how Hindus are paying the price for being Hindu in West Bengal. BJP MLA Biman ghosh is badly beaten up by the goons supported by Didir police. A harsh reality to accept in the land of Swami Vivekananda and Rabindranath Tagore.”

A tragic glimpse of how Hindus are paying the value for being Hindu in West Bengal.

BJP MLA Biman ghosh is badly overwhelmed up by the goons supported by Didir police.

A harsh actuality to simply accept within the land of Swami Vivekananda and Rabindranath Tagore. pic.twitter.com/CGR5CE7L8R

— Dr. Sukanta Majumdar (@DrSukantaBJP) April 2, 2023

BJP chief Amit Malviya additionally took to Twitter to sentence the violence in opposition to Hindus in Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal. Castigating the apathy of the state police working at her behest, he accused the TMC supremo of enjoying appeasement politics. “Rishra, in Hoogly, is burning. Ramanavami Shobha Yatra has been attacked… Situation is extremely tense. West Bengal Police, as if under instructions, is a mute spectator, as Muslim mobs assault. Mamata Banerjee, after loss in Sagardighi, is desperate to consolidate Muslim vote,” wrote the BJP chief, as he shared a video of the violence unleashed on Hindus and the BJP supporters through the “Sobha Yatra’ on Sunday.

Rishra, in Hoogly, is burning. Ramanavami Shobha Yatra has been attacked… Situation is extraordinarily tense. West Bengal Police, as if beneath directions, is a mute spectator, as Muslim mobs assault.

Mamata Banerjee, after loss in Sagardighi, is determined to consolidate Muslim vote. pic.twitter.com/ogVmQ49N7C

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) April 2, 2023

It could also be recalled that on Thursday (March 30), stones have been pelted on a Ram Navami procession from the terraces of the buildings within the Shibpur space of Howrah. This led to a conflict between the Hindu and Muslim teams, resulting in violence and arson. Vehicles and retailers have been additionally torched through the assault.

Several disturbing movies of the incident went viral on social media. A big contingent of police was deployed to keep up the legislation and order state of affairs within the space. The cops carried out a flag march, fired tear gasoline shells and chased away the rioters.

Hours after Islamists ran riots in opposition to Hindus celebrating Ram Navami in Howrah, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had tried to present a clear chit to the perpetrators by first invoking their religion and second, blaming the violence on ‘outsiders.’ She insisted that Hindus shouldn’t enterprise into “Muslim areas” to hold out processions.

However, a day after Mamata Banerjee accused Hindu devotees of finishing up the Ram Navami procession on ‘unauthorized routes’, the organisers of the rally got here ahead to refute her claims.

While talking to Republic TV, the organiser of the occasion confirmed that they’d permission to carry the procession. “We have never diverted our route…We are organising Ram Navami rally for the past 10 years,” a member of the organising group emphasised.

The utility, a replica of which was shared on Twitter by BJP spokesperson Amit Malviya, additionally bore the seal of the Howrah Police Commissioner acknowledging its receipt. It was written on March 3 this yr and categorically talked about ‘Shibpur Tram Depot’ as one of many spots on the proposed route of the Ram Navami Shobhayatra Rally.