On Wednesday, the Bengal BJP had written to Amit Shah about the safety of JP Nadda (Archive)
New Delhi:
Interior Minister Amit Shah today ordered an investigation into an attack on the convoy of BJP chief JP Nadda in West Bengal and asked the governor for a detailed report on law and order in the state. The Interior Ministry requested two reports from the Bengal administration within 12 hours, as the BJP claimed that the state had slid into anarchy and total anarchy.
The convoy of the BJP chief was attacked, allegedly by supporters of Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress, about 60 kilometers from the state capital, Calcutta. Nadda was addressing a meeting of party workers in Diamond Harbor, which is the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, Abhishek Banerjee.
Dramatic videos online showed rocks smashing windshields and windows as cars plowed through a violent crowd. Trinamool supporters beat the cars and used stones, sticks and rods in their attack, according to the BJP.
“If I have come here for the meeting, it is thanks to the grace of Ma Durga,” said Nadda. The BJP has launched protests across the state.
Nadda said he was not injured because he was riding in a bulletproof car, but other BJP leaders, Kailash Vijayvargiya and Mukul Roy, were injured. Some journalists were pushed around and mistreated, according to PTI.
Mamata Banerjee claimed that the attack was staged and accused the BJP of resorting to “drama” to defame her government before next year’s assembly elections.
“BJP is creating a new Hindu dharma. It is a hateful dharma. This is how Hitler became who he was. Narendra Modi babu’s sarkar only creates drama, creates his own incident and presents it on video, circulates to the media and the The media cannot say anything or question them. Nautanki is passing by. They will say that Pakistan is attacking us, Nepal, Israel, “said the Chief Minister.
“Every day (the BJP activists) go out (to the demonstrations) with firearms. They slap and blame the Trinamool Congress. Just think about the situation. They are wandering with the BSF, CRPF, Army, CISF … So why are you so scared? “
She said there would be a police investigation, but asked if there was a provocation or a conspiracy. He also said that the BJP had not asked for security for Nadda, who has category Z protection.
His nephew and Trinamool MP, Abhishek Banerjee, said at a rally: “If people don’t like BJP, what can we do?”
The attack comes a day after Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh wrote to the Interior Minister expressing concern for Nadda’s safety after being shown black flags yesterday in Kolkata.
Several trade union ministers and the Governor of West Bengal, Jagdeep Dhankhar, condemned the incident.
“Bengal has descended into an era of tyranny, anarchy and darkness under the Trinamool government. The way in which political violence has been institutionalized and pushed to the extreme in West Bengal under the TMC (Trinamool) government is sad and disturbing.” Amit Shah tweeted. .
The interior minister added: “The central government is taking this attack very seriously. The Bengal government will have to answer to the peace-loving people of the state for this sponsored violence.”
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