Bengal Violence: Strict stance of Center on violence in Bengal

The Center has shown a tough stance on the violence that continued after the assembly election results in Bengal. After the Union Home Ministry sought a report from the state government on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday called Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and expressed concern over the violence and asked to take steps to stop it. Following the stern stance of the Prime Minister and the Home Ministry, the caretaker Chief Minister of Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, held an important meeting with top state officials at her residence on Tuesday evening.

Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda, who arrived in Kolkata, condemned the attacks on BJP workers and termed it as violence at the time of Partition. The heat of violence also reached the Supreme Court where two petitions have been filed to stop and investigate it. Violence has continued in Bengal since Sunday. The incidents of violence did not stop on Tuesday as well and there were reports of disturbances from different parts of the state. Let us tell you that the BJP on Monday accused nine of its workers in violence. However, the Trinamool Congress has denied these allegations.

The Prime Minister expressed concern over the state of the state over the phone with Governor Jagdeep Dhankar. The Governor gave information about this by tweeting on Tuesday afternoon. The governor has also summoned immediate reports from Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) P. Neerajanayan and Kolkata Police Commissioner (CP) Somen Mitra regarding the violence.

Nadda met the kith and kin of BJP workers who were victims of violence

To boost the morale of BJP workers, JP Nadda arrived in Kolkata on a two-day visit on Tuesday and attacked the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) vigorously as soon as he landed at the airport. “After the election results in Bengal, the incidents of violence have shocked and shocked us,” he said. I had heard of such incidents during the Partition of India. After the election results in Azad India, never had seen such intolerance before.

Nadda warned of the violence and said that we are ready to fight in a democratic way. Nadda visited the home of BJP workers who were victims of violence in South 24 Parganas and Belleghata in Kolkata to meet their kith and kin. Nadda was accompanied by BJP general secretaries Bhupendra Yadav and Kailash Vijayvargiya along with state president Dilip Ghosh. The BJP will stage a sit-in across the country against violence in Bengal on Wednesday. Nadda himself will sit on a dharna in Kolkata.

Mamta ordered to stop the violence

Amid all-round pressure, the caretaker Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a meeting with senior officers at her residence in Kalighat on Tuesday evening, gave strict instructions to curb the violence and take action against those involved. The meeting was attended by the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, Director General of Police (DGP) and Kolkata Police Commissioner and other top officials. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also tweeted and condemned the violence and appealed to Mamta Banerjee to take action.

National Commission for Women took automatic cognition

The National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident of gang rape of TMC men by two women activists who became the polling agents of BJP candidate Tarak Saha from Nanur in Birbhum district. Pramukh Rekha Sharma of the National Commission for Women is coming to Bengal on Wednesday and she will meet the women along with the team members.

Learn what the governor said on Bengal violence

The PM called and expressed grave pain and concern over the law and order situation. I share these serious concerns with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Violence, arson, loot and murders continue unabated. It is necessary to stop them.

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