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Ram Navami Rally Attacked In Kolkata, Claims BJP. Cops Clarify

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Kolkata:

BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday claimed {that a} Ram Navami rally was attacked in Kolkata’s Park Circus Seven Level space, with the police clarifying that no permission was taken for any procession. In a publish on X, Mr Majumdar, who represents West Bengal’s Balurghat in Lok Sabha, alleged that “stones have been rained down on automobiles only for carrying saffron flags”.

“Windshields shattered. Chaos unleashed. This wasn’t random – it was focused violence. And the place was the police? Proper there. Watching. Silent. Spineless. The very drive handpicked by (West Bengal Chief Minister) Mamata Banerjee – utterly paralyzed by her politics of appeasement. Not one step taken to guard harmless Hindus,” he mentioned and tagged movies of broken automobiles.

“This cowardly inaction proves ONE factor: the roar of united Bengali Hindus throughout Ram Navami has shaken the system. Mamata’s pampered “Shanti Vahini” is not peaceable – they’re panicked. Rattled. Terrified,” he added.

Mr Majumdar, additionally a Union Minister and the Bengal BJP president, mentioned this was “only the start”.

“We promise from Kolkata – subsequent 12 months, a good bigger, louder, and mightier Ram Navami procession will storm by Park Circus. And the identical cops who stood mute in the present day? They’re going to bathe flowers on us. Mark these phrases,” the BJP chief wrote and tagged Kolkata Police.

The police mentioned they “intervened promptly to revive order” once they acquired details about injury to a car.

“Just about an alleged incident at Park Circus, it’s clarified that no permission was taken for any procession, nor did any such motion happen within the space. Upon receiving details about injury to a car, police intervened promptly to revive order. A case is being registered to analyze the matter. Public is suggested to not heed any rumours,” Kolkata Police posted on X.

BJP’s Tarunjyoti Tewari countered the police and requested if permission was required for “something” in Park Circus.

“Was there any permission for the gathering that came about in protest in opposition to the Waqf modification?,” he mentioned, referring to the members of the minority neighborhood staging a protest at Park Circus Crossing on Friday, demanding instant withdrawal of the Waqf (Modification) Invoice, 2025, which was handed by Parliament final week.

Over 2,000 Ram Navami rallies have been held throughout West Bengal, with the participation of many senior BJP and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders. The spiritual event was a political battleground within the state, the place meeting elections are due subsequent 12 months.

About 6,000 police personnel have been reportedly deployed, with drone surveillance, CCTV monitoring, and fast response groups at key places.

Governor CV Ananda Bose thanked the general public for making certain a peaceable celebration, saying the joint efforts of the state authorities, political events and the Raj Bhavan had paid off.

(With company inputs)