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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.
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Referring to the violence in Murshidabad, Ms. Banerjee mentioned “these forces” have been utilizing the backdrop of “an unlucky incident” that occurred “on provocation” to play divisive politics.
“BJP and its allies have instantly change into very aggressive in West Bengal. These allies embrace RSS. I’ve not taken the RSS’s identify earlier, however I’m being pressured now to establish them. Collectively, all of them have initiated a vicious false marketing campaign within the State,” she alleged within the open letter, which was made public late within the night time.
“These forces are utilizing the backdrop of an unlucky incident that occurred on provocation. They’re utilizing the backdrop to play divisive politics. They’re planning to play the ‘divide and rule’ recreation. That is sinister,” she added.
Asserting that the “criminals” behind the riots are being strongly handled, Ms. Banerjee mentioned that on the identical time “mutual distrust and mistrust” should be averted.
“The bulk and the minority communities should work collectively and deal with one another,” she mentioned.
“They’d initially deliberate to make use of the Ram Navami day for enjoying with hearth, however the Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal have been most peaceable. Then they tried to make use of some subsequent issues referring to the agitations towards the Waqf (Amendment) Act,” she alleged.
Urging individuals to not belief the BJP and its allies, she alleged that they need to incite riots.
“…riots can have an effect on everybody. We love all. We need to keep collectively. We condemn riots. We’re towards riots. They need to divide us for some slim electoral politics,” she mentioned.
The CM mentioned she has taken “robust actions” for sustaining legislation and order and saving human lives and dignity.
“Two police officers-in-charge have been eliminated. Police is investigating. Additional actions are being taken. Please keep in mind that riots are created neither by Hindus, nor by Muslims, riots are engineered by criminals. Strict actions will likely be taken towards all criminals. Nobody will likely be spared,” she mentioned.
Ms. Banerjee claimed that protest rallies usually are not allowed within the BJP-ruled U.P., Bihar, M.P. and Rajasthan, however no such anti-Constitutional dispensation is there in West Bengal.
“Once they use bulldozers in U.P., agony comes. In distinction, in West Bengal, when somebody suffers, we assist. That’s our method in West Bengal. No group will likely be disturbed or adversely affected in West Bengal. We strongly condemn such disturbances,” she mentioned.
“Those that create riots all the time come from exterior after which go away. We from inside must now combat towards their dangerous deeds. We will collectively survive and win,” she mentioned.
Ms. Banerjee mentioned her “detractors”, the BJP, need to divert individuals’s consideration from the burning downside of worth rise, and therefore they’ve taken recourse to “inflammatory propaganda”.
“Jealousy has no remedy. The jealous can not transcend their slim imaginative and prescient. Our detractors don’t want employment, improvement, creativity – their solely curiosity is to make sure worth rise, to reinforce prices of medicines, hospital fees and insurance coverage premium, to extend the value of petrol, diesel and even home cooking fuel,” she mentioned.
“Lastly, my attraction to everybody once more is: keep calm, keep united. Don’t give in to distrust and mistrust. Don’t be diverted by their false communal rhetoric,” she mentioned.
Three individuals have been killed, a number of others injured, and quite a few properties have been vandalised throughout protests over the Waqf (Modification) Act in Murshidabad final week.
Printed – April 20, 2025 02:36 am IST
