Kolkata: Hitting out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led government over the Mominpur violence, Leader of the Opposition (LOP) within the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Friday alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) needs to remove Hindus from sure areas in Kolkata.
“They (TMC) want to remove Hindus from Mominpur, Eqbalpur and Khidirpur. This is Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee`s vote bank politics. Hindu vote is going towards BJP and CM Banerjee is taking minority votes by threatening and doing communal campaigns,” Adhikari instructed ANI.
Earlier, Adhikari wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Governor La Ganesan demanding an pressing deployment of central forces within the area. “The Hindu community has come under attack in Khidirpore Mominpur area of Kolkata on the eve of Lakshmi Puja,” Adhikari, additionally the chief of the opposition, stated within the letter.
He stated many outlets and bikes belonging to Hindus have been vandalised by hooligans and anti-social parts within the violence. “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, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed West Bengal Police to represent a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Mominpur incident. After the investigation, the SIT can have to submit its report in court docket. The Calcutta High Court has additionally directed the Kolkata Police Commissioner to take steps in order that there is no such thing as a additional violence.
The tensions flared up in Mominpur on Sunday after spiritual flags put up within the space for the Milad-un-Nabi pageant have been allegedly torn up, which quickly turned violent with the vandalization of a number of autos and outlets. Reports stated a gaggle of individuals later within the night time surrounded the Ekbalpore police station in protest in opposition to the violence and demanding the arrest of the accused. Some police personnel have been reportedly injured. Security has been tightened within the space since then.
The West Bengal Police on Monday imposed part 144 within the Ekbalpur space of the state for 2 days. The two-day curfew (from October 10 to October 12), has been imposed amid the continuing regulation and order state of affairs within the area due to the violence that erupted in Mominpur and the ransacking of Ekbalpur police station on Sunday night.
