West Bengal: Suvendu Adikhari writes to Home Minister, demands central forces deployment

West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah and Governor La Ganesan to deploy central forces after violence in Mominpur.

“The Hindu community has come under attack in the Khidirpore Mominpur area of Kolkata on the eve of Lakshmi Puja,” Adhikari said.

Hooligans vandalized many bikes and shops belonging to Hindus. “The onslaught has similarities to the Panchla violence which happened in June in the Uluberia area of Howrah district. At that time, the violence spread across West Bengal, especially in Nadia and Murshidabad districts,” Adhikari wrote.

Meanwhile, Adhikari hit out at Mamata Banerjee-led government and said the government had “meekly surrendered” before those indulging in violence.

Adhikari further said, “I apprehend that, as the West Bengal government is reluctant to act against the perpetrators this time as well because they belong to a certain community, this time too this may flare up and start to spread across the state resulting in loss of lives and property; both public and private. The state government has already meekly surrendered in front of the wrath of the goons who have taken over the Ekbalpur police station.”

Earlier on Sunday tension flared up in the area of Mominpur for the Milad-un-Nabi festival after religious flags were put up in the place and were torn up and several shops were vandalized.