New Delhi: While reviews of violence and clashes in West Bengal between the ruling Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party members grew to become the reason for concern, sure faux claims and rumours have elevated the seriousness of the state of affairs.
In the newest occasion, a video blaming the TMC for violence had been posted on the official Facebook web page of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) West Bengal unit. It confirmed images of staff, who the get together claimed have been killed by the TMC staff.
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However, {a photograph} proven within the video of a younger man recognized as ‘Manik Moitro’, has introduced upon controversy for the saffron get together as a result of the person that BJP claimed had died is definitely Abhro Banerjee, a journalist, who could be very a lot alive and known as it out over the usage of his photograph.
The journalist took to Twitter and wrote: “I am Abhro Banerjee, living and hale and hearty and around 1,300 km away from Sitalkuchi. BJP IT Cell is now claiming I am Manik Moitra and died in Sitalkuchi. Please don’t believe these fake posts and please don’t worry. I repeat: I am (still) alive”.
BJP later issued a press release and stated that “Banerjee’s photo was erroneously included in the video”. However, it retained the declare by writing: “To set the record straight, Shri Manik Moitro succumbed to his injuries in Sitalkuchi following violence instigated and inflicted by TMC members.”
Previously one other widespread declare of BJP ladies staff having been gang-raped was busted by EC-appointed district SP Nagendra Tripathi who clarified that the reviews of gang rape in Birbhum are faux. He added that the police are looking for the place this faux information originated from on social media and warranted to take applicable motion towards them.
Bengal Violence: What Has Happened So Far?
As quickly as TMC emerged victorious within the West Bengal meeting election outcome, varied situations of post-poll violence have been reported within the state.
BJP President JP Nadda alleged that at the least 14 staff have been killed and almost one lakh individuals have been affected because of the violence which he termed as being “retributive” Attacks by “TMC cadre”.
“The incidents which we saw after the results of the West Bengal poll shock us and make us worried. I had heard of such incidents during India’s partition. We had never seen such intolerance after the results of a poll, in independent India. We are committed to fighting this ideological battle and the activities of TMC which is full of intolerance. We are ready to fight democratically,” added Nadda as he arrived in Kolkata to satisfy the households of violence-affected BJP staff and supporters.
He stated that he had by no means seen such intolerance after the outcomes of a ballot in unbiased India.
Meanwhile, Mamata Banerjee has rejected the allegations. The TMC has claimed that 5 of their get together staff have died within the violence whereas terming the deaths alleged by BJP as being a results of infighting between the saffron get together’s outdated and new cadre.
“Bengal does not like violence nor do I. I will personally look into the law and order issues and make sure there’s peace,” Mamata Banerjee stated after being appointed as CM for the third time period.
