Ram Navami procession: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of trying to stoke communal tension during the Ram Navami procession in Howrah and said those involved in the violence would not be spared.
Howrah district in West Bengal witnessed communal violence and arson as two groups clashed during Ram Navami festivities. Reports said 10 people were injured, 36 people were detained. This led to mobs setting ablaze several vehicles and ransacking shops in the area.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that culprits won’t be spared and the law will take its course.
The incident occurred when the procession was passing through Kazipara locality, a police officer said.
Miscreants ransacked several shops and auto-rickshaws in the violence. They also torched several cars, including a few police vehicles.
Four fire tenders were rushed to extinguish the blaze.
Reports said, the police used force to disperse the mob. A large contingent of police was deployed in the locality where the situation is now said to be under control.
Mamata Banerjee Slams BJP
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjeeblamedthe BJP for stoking communal tension during the Ram Navami procession in Howrah. She said those involved in the incident would not be spared.
“I have repeatedly said that no Ram Navami procession will be blocked. I had given clear instructions to the police in this regard. While one community is celebrating Annapurna Puja, the other is observing fast during Ramzan,” she said while concluding her 30-hour extended sit-in protest in Kolkata,.
“Those who were involved in today’s violence will not be spared. I do not support riot mongers and consider them the enemy of the country. The BJP has always targeted Howrah. The other targets for them are Park Circus and Islampur. Everybody must be alert in their localities,” she remarked.
CM Mamata claimed that the BJP had hired goons from other states to orchestrate communal riots.
“Why did they change the route (at the last moment) and take the unauthorized route to target and attack one community? If they believe they will attack others and receive relief through legal interventions, they must know that the people will reject them one day,” she said.
BJP Dismisses rubbishes Mamata Banerjee’s allegations
Suvendu Adhikari of BJP termed the Chief Minister’s claims as “baseless”. “The chief minister and the state administration are responsible for the violence,” he said.
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said, “TMC is lying because it was not the wrong route. There was permission till Howrah ground and this was the only route to go there.” Earlier, BJP and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) took out Ram Navami processions in different parts of the state.
The VHP organised 1,000 large and small processions across the state on occasion. People chanted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and participated in those processions in Howrah, Kharagpur, Barrackpore, Bhadreswar, Siliguri, and Asansol, reports said.
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