Former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad questioned why incidents of violence are reported only in the Trinamool Congress-ruled state while elections are conducted peacefully in the rest of the country.
Ravi Shankar Prasad questions why incidents of violence are reported only in Trinamool Congress-ruled Bengal. (Photo: ANI/X)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 17, 2024 04:01 IST
A four-member central team of the BJP, including senior leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Biplab Kumar Deb, arrived in Kolkata on Sunday evening to take stock of the situation after alleged violence against BJP party workers in West Bengal after the Lok Sabha elections.
The BJP delegation also met and interacted with the post-poll violence victims.
After arriving in Kolkata, former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad questioned why incidents of violence are reported only in the Trinamool Congress-ruled state while elections are conducted peacefully in the rest of the country.
"I have to say only one thing. Elections are held in the whole country. Why is there violence only in Bengal after the elections?...There was violence during the Gram Panchayat elections and Vidhan Sabha elections too. Today there is violence again. Elections were held in the whole country, and violence like this took place nowhere. What is the reason that our workers are scared? The public is scared. This is a very serious matter. And if Mamata Banerjee believes in democracy, then she will have to answer for this...," Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
Prasad claimed that the people of the state along with the BJP party workers were afraid and apprehensive over the alleged post-poll violence taking place in the state.
"We listened to the problems of all our party workers and supporters over the post-poll violence...Mamata ji, what is happening under your regime? People can't go home after voting. Brother of one of our party workers was murdered. Now he is being threatened. So many leaders from minority community are sitting here, and they can't go and celebrate Eid. What is happening in your state, Mamata ji?...women, OBC and minorities are affected. What kind of democracy is this?...people have the right to go to their own homes... Our party is with these people...I request my party legal cell to appeal in the High Court with the details of these people and seek protection..," he added.
The BJP has alleged that its workers and supporters were being subjected to violence and intimidation in different parts of West Bengal by ruling Trinamool Congress supporters after the conclusion of the Lok Sabha elections.
The BJP's fact-finding committee including Brij Lal and Kavita Patidar along with Deb and Prasad was formed on Saturday, which arrived in the state to take stock of the situation post-poll violence.
(Inputs from ANI)
Published By:
Shweta Kumari
Published On:
Jun 17, 2024
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