West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose stated on Friday that the residents of Bengal aspire for and merit tranquility and unity following reports of stone pelting during a Ram Navami procession in East Medinipore district.
He emphasized that it falls upon the Election Commission to take decisive action against those responsible.
“Peace and harmony are something that the people of Bengal want and the people of Bengal deserve. It is after the authorities to ensure that there is law and order in the state, especially during the elections. Any perpetrators of violence should be booked and stern action should be taken, that is the responsibility of the Election Commission,” the Governor said.
Agnimitra Paul, the BJP candidate from Medinipore, along with party supporters, organized a demonstration in response to the purported stone pelting incident by erecting a road blockade.
“Hindu brothers and sisters in the Ram Navami rally got attacked by Jihadis in EGRA tonight but those who attacked got spared but the ones who were attacked got arrested by EGRA PS Entire night the Bjp karyakartas protested. Our fight against @MamataOfficial APPEASEMENT POLITICS is ON,” the BJP leader posted on X on Thursday.
Hindu brothers& sisters in Ram Navami rally got attacked by Jihadis in EGRA tonight but those who attacked got spared but the ones who were attacked got arrested by EGRA PS
Entire night the Bjp karyakartas protested
Our fight against @MamataOfficial APPEASEMENT POLITICS isON pic.twitter.com/OyhAk9sfu3
— Agnimitra Paul BJP(Modi Ka Parivaar) (@paulagnimitra1) April 17, 2024
State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had slammed the BJP for linking her party to the clases in Murshidabad, “”I am challenging and saying that BJP orchestrated the incident that happened the other day… If I ask the BJP commission why they removed their DIG one day before Ram Navami,? Was it to plan this?”
The 2024 Lok Sabha election in West Bengal is scheduled to be conducted across all seven phases from April 19 to June 1. Its purpose is to elect 42 members of the 18th Lok Sabha, with the announcement of results slated for June 4.
Medinipore is set to go to polls in the sixth phase on May 25. Currently, voting is underway in three out of the state’s 42 seats, namely Coochbehar, Alipurduars, and Jalpaiguri.