Subsequent to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led her party, the Muslim-supported All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), to a thumping re-election victory against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s largely Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Indian state of West Bengal, massive vindictive post-election violence has been unleashed by TMC officials on opposition volunteers. Female opposition polling agents are being gang-raped, offices are being ransacked, and party volunteers being mercilessly slaughtered.
More than 500 BJP volunteers have fled to the neighboring state of Assam, which is setting up refugee camps for the persecuted people. Given the protection granted to TMC officials by the political elites of the state, there is little hope for their rampant violence being curbed by state law enforcement agencies. CM Banerjee has refused to even acknowledge the violence, claiming that the information being circulated on the media is about older agitations.
It’s not just the BJP that has had to bear the wrath of the celebratory TMC cadres. Even the Left Front and Congress have had their offices attacked and workers tortured. The state is descending into state-sponsored violence of the worst kind.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to the Governor of West Bengal, and National Human Rights Commission, taking a suo motu cognizance of the matter, has directed on the spot investigations. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India, has ordered the Government of West Bengal to submit a report on this matter as soon as possible.
Some of the content below might be extremely graphic.
Evidence
- National Students Union of India, a student organization affiliated with the Indian National Congress party attacked – https://twitter.com/SouravProsad1/status/1389288401451421696?s=20
- General Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) on violence in Bengal – https://twitter.com/SitaramYechury/status/1389267415033278465?s=20
- Aishe Ghosh, a Student Federation of India activist, President of Jawaharlal University Students Union, and candidate in West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections 2021 from the CPI(M) on her party’s offices being attacked – Aishe (ঐশী) on Twitter: “TMC should atleast respect people’s mandate, which was given to you for working for the people of Bengal, not for unleashing violence on our people. Your party cadres are unleashing violence, attacking houses, party offices. This won’t be tolerated at any cost. https://t.co/Az3Ck4CRmg” / Twitter
- BJP office in Nandigram constituency, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost to Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP, being ransacked – https://twitter.com/sambitswaraj/status/1389216203546271746?s=20
- Abhijeet Sarkar, opposition volunteer in the state capital of Kolkata, recording his video before he is killed – https://twitter.com/thakkar_sameet/status/1389160620176535552?s=20
- Himanta Biswa Sarma, a Minister of Assam, confirming that Bengali refugees fleeing political persecution have been accepted in his state- https://twitter.com/himantabiswa/status/1389578848086335492?s=20
- Shashi Tharoor from opposition INC acknowledges post poll violence in Bengal
https://twitter.com/ShashiTharoor/status/1389470700935782401
- Women volunteers of opposition being thrashed by TMC men – https://twitter.com/SuvenduWB/status/1389269736094007300?s=20
NCW chairwoman took cognizance of the incident and has immediately ordered a report.
https://twitter.com/NCWIndia/status/1389524728293912581
https://twitter.com/sharmarekha/status/1389452975723057154
- Suvendu Adhikari’s car being attacked after he collected his election certificate – https://twitter.com/SuvenduWB/status/1388909273699127296?s=20
- Member of Parliament from Asansol Babul Supriyo tweeted he is unable to come out fearing attack (someone shared his tweet in the group). Even a sitting parliamentarian feels unsafe, such is the order of lawlessness.
- Opposition volunteer recounting the horrors after he was attacked – https://twitter.com/samitas53375357/status/1389400383726968839?s=20
- https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/elections/post-poll-clashes-in-west-bengal-several-dead/article34476889.ece
- Newly elected MLA Chandana Bauri from Saltora Assembly constituency in Bankura district begs HM and PM to save the lives of opposition activists in West Bengal.It is important to note the MLA’s humble background, her husband is a daily wage earner, and total worth of her assets stand at just Rs 31,985.
https://twitter.com/MlaChandana/status/1389134540497588230
- Religious persecution of Hindus in the post election violence
https://twitter.com/NisithPramanik/status/1389499781072920584
https://twitter.com/NisithPramanik/status/1389544121711333377
https://twitter.com/NisithPramanik/status/1389246148431421446
Temples targeted
https://twitter.com/NisithPramanik/status/1389240096642109443 Hindus targeted
- Governor of WB, expresses anguish regarding post poll violence, seeks report on deteriorating law and order situation from Kolkata Commissioner of Police. ACS, CP, DGP were called upon to file a report, but none has filed one as of this article being written.
https://twitter.com/jdhankhar1/status/1389266525719207938
https://twitter.com/jdhankhar1/status/1389437185003163652
Stan says
This must become a cause garnering attention from all area countries that don’t want to become overpowered by Islam. India is the 2nd most populous country, behind China. It has 4 times the US population. A Muslim takeover of India’s government will be catastrophic to countries that oppose Iranian exportation of terrorism.
BlackSabbath says
Islam is a global pandemic and its solution must be through global security cooperation by all civilized nations.
LB says
And remember, this is celebratory violence. Imagine what would happen had the muslims lost the elections. It’s amazing how little to no coverage this gets in mainstream media–both Indian and International–given how widespread the muslim violence in West Bengal seems to be.
Infidel says
Since Modi and Shah lack the cojones to dismiss that government and put that state under army rule until all the thuggery is ended, nothing should be expected from any of these exercises. Back in the day when Left Bengal was run by the Marxists, Mumtaz wouldn’t have dared to do even a fraction of what she’s doing now, b’cos they were thugs who’d have been happy to dissect her. The BJP lacks that killer instinct
Utpal Bikash Pradhan says
This report is not exhaustive and many things omitted.
For further details (reports and video footage) one can visit this link https://wp.me/pCXJT-bFc under the headline: ### Massive Jihadi violence broke out in 2021 post poll scenario in West Bengal under TMC patronage as mini Hindu carnage.
Upananda Brahmachari says
For this post poll violence as perpetrated by Jihadi Didi Mamta Banerjee, See link: https://wp.me/pCXJT-bFc
World condemns Mamata Banerjee, the ‘Butcher of Bengal’ for allowing ‘Hindu Genocide’ in post poll violence in WB. See link: https://wp.me/pCXJT-bFc .
gravenimage says
India: Post-election political violence in Bengal — a summary report
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Thanks for this grim account from Binodita Chatterjee.