A video of a Sikh man being pushed, shoved and his turban ripped off by police in Kolkata during a protest march by the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party has gone viral on social media with the BJP and many others, including the player from cricket Harbajan Singh, criticizing the force to hurt religious feelings.
The man has been identified as Balvinder Singh, who is the personal security guard of BJP leader Priyanshu Pandey. He was detained by the police during the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) protest march before the Nabanna state secretary on Thursday. Singh was reportedly seized with a 9mm pistol and provided a license valid until January next year.
BJP National Secretary Arvind Menon condemned Singh’s arrest. By pulling Sardar Balwinder Singh ji’s turban, the Bengal police have insulted every Sikh in the country. Today it appears that the Mughal government has re-established itself in Bengal. Is there no respect for the religious sentiments of any other community except one in particular in Bengal? “Memon tweeted in Hindi.
Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh also tweeted about the incident along with a video in which Kolkata police personnel are mistreating the man, who was reportedly a resident of Bathinda in Punjab. Please take a look at this matter @MamataOfficia l. This is not done, ”wrote the cricketer.
The BJYM had held the “Nabanna Chalo” (Let’s go to Nabanna) demonstration, which was led by its newly appointed president, MP Tejasvi Surya, on alleged corruption in the CSS / TET and unemployment in West Bengal. The BJYM was demanding an increase in the upper age limit for various exams and the simplification of the PSC hiring process.
Kolkata Police have registered a case against several BJP leaders, including National Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, National Vice President Mukul Roy, Members of Parliament Locket Chatterjee, Arjun Singh and Rakesh Singh for alleged “illegal assembly” and “violation of the law”.
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