Furore After Sikh Man With Gun Shoved, Turban Pulled At BJP Bengal March

Kolkata:

Visuals of the police forcibly arresting a Sikh man throughout the BJP’s mega protest in Kolkata on Thursday have set off a serious controversy with the get together accusing the cops of injuring spiritual sentiments by pulling off the turban of 43-year-old Balwinder Singh, a resident of Bhatinda, throughout a conflict at Howrah maidan. The police, nonetheless, mentioned the turban by accident got here off throughout the dustup and confirmed how they ensured he had it again on earlier than being arrested with a gun.

However the controversy gathered a lot momentum on social media on Friday that even cricketer Harbhajan Singh has tweeted, tagging Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, to say, “Please look into the matter. This simply is not completed.”

A 9 mm pistol was seized from Mr Singh. After his arrest, he offered a gun license, legitimate until January subsequent 12 months. The license holder is outwardly a former soldier of the Indian Military, with the Rashtriya Rifles battalion.

The Howrah Police has mentioned there was no intention to tug off his turban. However movies of his conflict with the police went viral on Friday – which present his turban pulled off and the police beating him whilst he falls to the bottom – have provoked a row.

The involved individual was carrying firearms in yesterday’s protest. The Pagri had fallen off routinely within the scuffle that ensued,with none try to take action by our officer (seen within the video connected). It’s by no means our intention to harm the feelings of any group(1/2) pic.twitter.com/aE8UgN36W5

— West Bengal Police (@WBPolice) October 9, 2020

West Bengal Police respects all religions. The officer particularly requested him to place his Pagri again earlier than the arrest. The connected photograph has been clicked proper earlier than he was escorted to the Police Station. We stay dedicated to our responsibility to uphold regulation and order within the state(2/2) pic.twitter.com/BnTWztfDGW

— West Bengal Police (@WBPolice) October 9, 2020

Nonetheless, not simply BJP leaders however even a member of the Shiromani Akali Dal urged Mamata Banerjee to take motion in opposition to the police personnel concerned within the incident.

Plz take a look into this matter @MamataOfficial this is not completed ???????? https://t.co/mKrbQhn1qy

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 9, 2020

कलकत्ता में सेक्युरिटी ऑफिसर बलविंदर सिंह की पगड़ी खींचकर, सड़क पर घसीट कर बर्बर तरीके से पीटा जाना बेहद शर्मनाक और निंदनीय है@MamataOfficial जी से हमारी माँग- दोषी पुलिसवालों के खिलाफ 295A मुकदमा का दर्ज किया जाये और सख़्त सजा दी जाये@ANi@TimesNow@republic@ABPNewspic.twitter.com/BKWkS7Hcyv

— #Istandwithfarmers Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) October 9, 2020

Yeh tasweer dekhke mai stabdh hoon !! Agar yeh kiya hai Bengal police ne (Sab kehe rehe hain ke yeh sach hai) toh unki exemplary saaza honi chahiye aur @TajinderBagga Bhai, mai aapse yeh kahunga ke iss ghatna ko lekar aap Court docket jaiye #FaltuDidirPaltuPolice#BanglarLojjaMamatahttps://t.co/YBQDT1TSxr

— Babul Supriyo (@SuPriyoBabul) October 9, 2020

सरदार बलविंदर सिंह जी की पगड़ी खींच कर बंगाल पुलिस ने देश के सभी सिखों का अपमान किया है, आज ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कि बंगाल में पुनः मुग़लों का शासन स्थापित हो गया है।

क्या बंगाल में एक समुदाय विशेष को छोड़ कर बाकी किसी की भी धार्मिक भावनाओं का सम्मान नही रहा? pic.twitter.com/uYjCl7G6ze

— Arvind Menon (@MenonArvindBJP) October 9, 2020

Lots of of BJP protesters clashed with the police exterior the Bengal authorities secretariat “Nabanna” on Thursday, throwing to the winds security measures for COVID-19, together with social distancing. Visuals from the spot confirmed police wearing riot gear attempting to disperse the group with tear gasoline and water cannons as stones have been thrown from the opposite facet.

The BJP held the “Nabanna Chalo” (Let’s go to Nabanna) protest defying the federal government’s orders banning massive gatherings. New BJP youth wing chief Tejasvi Surya flew right down to the town to participate within the protest, which was seen because the get together’s present of energy within the state capital Kolkata.

Submit-noon, the BJP had held three marches all of which have been making their method in direction of the state secretariat. The most important of them, from maidan, was led by Tejasvi Surya. The protesters have been stopped halfway, prompting offended BJP supporters to assault the police with stones. Once they tried to tug down the barricades, the police responded with teargas shells.