Violent clashes at some stage in Ram Navami rallies in West Bengal have sparked a political slugfest among the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP, with each aspects blaming every different for the incidents and sharing video photos to returned their claims. The heated trade comes withinside the aftermath of communal clashes in Kolkata`s adjacent regions Howrah and Hooghly at some stage in Ram Navami processions. A BJP MLA turned into amongst the ones injured withinside the violence. Currently, anxiety grips the regions and prohibitory orders are in region to keep away from any untoward incident.
Accusing the BJP of engineering the communal violence in Howrah, Mr Banerjee on Friday launched a video from a spiritual procession wherein a younger guy turned into visible conserving a firearm. Jai Shri Ram slogans may be heard withinside the historical past earlier than an announcer stresses that the temple for Lord Ram will arise in Ayodhya.
“BJP’s DANGABAJI FORMULA at paintings again: Provoke & instigate groups towards every different. Supply guns to incite violence. Create communal anxiety deliberately. Reap political benefits. A traditional unholy blueprint proper out of the @BJP4India playbook!,” Mr Banerjee captioned the video post.
The BJP has now alleged that the video published through Mr Banerjee, additionally Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, isn’t from the Howrah rally that turned into organised through the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
“VHP, the organisers of the Ramnavami Shobha Yatra in Howrah, launch photos and allege that the video published through TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee isn’t from their Yatra. He is maligning Hindus and have to be investigated for dividing humans on spiritual lines. It is a crook offence,” the BJP’s Bengal unit tweeted from its authentic handle.
The communal conflict in Howrah broke out whilst a Ram Navami procession turned into crossing Kazipara locality. Several cars have been set on hearthplace and stores have been ransacked earlier than police should convey the state of affairs below control.
Chief Minister Banerjee has stated the ones in the back of the violence “will now no longer be spared”. The BJP has released an all-out assault towards the ruling Trinamool, accusing the nation authorities of orchestrating the violence and appeasing Muslims.
Addressing the media in Delhi this afternoon, BJP MP Locket Chatterjee stated Hindus aren’t secure in Bengal. This comes an afternoon after Union Minister Smriti Irani accused the Mamata Banerjee authorities of defensive folks who pelted stones. “The query is how lengthy will Mamata preserve attacking the Hindu community,” she asked.
Meanwhile, Bengal BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar turned into stopped from touring the vicinity in which the violence took region, with the police mentioning prohibitory orders to preserve peace. Taking to Twitter, Mr Majumdar shared numerous photos to say that a lot of the ones visible withinside the Ram Navami rally are acknowledged to be near Trinamool MP and nearby chief Kalyan Banerjee. “The presence of identical faces is prompting questions of a conspiracy,” he tweeted in Bengali. NDTV can not confirm the authenticity of the videos.
