September 26, 2024

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Liberal media celebrates Mamata’s victory in Bengal and turns a blind eye to the blatant hooliganism

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On May 2, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee acquired a landslide mandate for a 3rd straight time period within the West Bengal meeting. However, inside two days, goons within the state have allegedly gone on a rampage to indicate what the following 5 years entail for the non-TMC supporters. 6 BJP staff have been slaughtered and in whole 11 have misplaced their lives together with an ISF employee, which partnered with Congress and Left within the polls. And to make issues worse, the so-called non-partisan media and its ‘fearless’ journalists have both saved mum or tried to spin all the narrative on its head.Rajdeep Sardesai, the champion journalist of the liberals who allegedly lives and dies by the notion of ‘speaking truth to power’ was seen mollycoddling the Bengal authorities and particularly the CM. Instead of asking powerful questions, Rajdeep put a halo round Mamata’s head and gave her a clear chit.“2 days ago, @MamataOfficial told me her first task was to tackle COVID. But tackling COVID needs peace. Violence on political rivals must stop. Her spectacular win is a mandate to lead ALL of Bengal not only her supporters. Her message of restraint must now be observed by all!” tweeted Rajdeep with a praying hand emoji.2 days in the past, @MamataOfficial advised me her first job was to sort out COVID. But tackling COVID wants peace. Violence on political rivals should cease. Her spectacular win is a mandate to steer ALL of Bengal not solely her supporters. Her message of restraint should now be noticed by all!🙏— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) May 4, 2021While the BJP staff have been lynched, the liberal media was extra thinking about twisting the narrative by pinning the blame on BJP. According to The Wire Journalist named Himadri, BJP was killing its personal members, albeit lynching them in order that it may create communal unrest. Such cutthroat armchair journalism while sitting in soft air-conditioned rooms is one thing that different media homes ought to study.BJP has unleashed a large disinformation marketing campaign in Bengal to create a communal unrest.#WestBengalElections2021— Himadri (@onlineGhosh) May 3, 2021Soumit Mohan, an NDTV journalist put out a extremely insensitive tweet that provides a sneak peek into the work tradition of NDTV and the way hate and violence are normalized within the community which has produced communal charlatans like Ravish Kumar.Quoting a tweet report about ABVP activists being allegedly attacked by TMC goons, Mohan mentioned, ‘jaisi karni, waisi bharni’ (as you sow, so shall you reap).After receiving public backlash for his dreadful feedback, Soumit took the tried and examined technique of shifting the blame by claiming his account was compromised.At the time of writing the report, Mohan had protected his account, to save lots of himself from additional embarrassment as netizens would have dug out related distasteful tweets from his previous.Then got here Saba Naqvi, the lifetime member of the Hate-Modi brigade and drew parallels to the Delhi riots and referred to as the scenario in Bengal, making of BJP. She evoked BJP chief Kapil Mishra’s title while conveniently forgetting that her comrades in Tahir Hussain and Umar Khalid are those at the moment lodged in jail for his or her half within the riots. Not any BJP chief.“After losing Delhi elections on February 8 last year, when BJP leaders made incendiary threats, they eventually kept complaining and threatening till there were riots in Delhi in late February. And Kapil Mishra who threatened violence still walks free. Just saying,” she tweeted.After shedding Delhi elections on February 8 final 12 months, when BJP leaders made incendiary threats, they ultimately saved complaining and threatening until there have been riots in Delhi in late February. And Kapil Mishra who threatened violence nonetheless walks free. Just saying.— Saba Naqvi (@_sabanaqvi) May 4, 2021If their wild assumptions are to be believed for a scorching second, it nonetheless wants some proof to again it up. There are movies of BJP workplace being burnt, a BJP employee sobbing and recording video, mere hours earlier than he’s lynched and but the liberal journalists of the nation discover their solution to twist the narrative. It takes some stage of mental and ethical chapter to stoop to such stage to justify the homicide and killing of a person.BREAKING: Violence breaks out in Bengal quickly after the #WestBengalElections outcomes have been clear. BJP get together workplace in Arambagh is ready on fireplace. Allegation towards TMC, TMC denies cost. pic.twitter.com/70LwYTUPuA— Anindya (@AninBanerjee) May 2, 2021BJP employee Avijit Sarkar kiIIed by TMC goons.This is a method Mamata learnt from communists. Through political kiIIings, communists completed off Bengal congress.BJP Centre must act & defend its native cadre earlier than each cadre & get together are finishedpic.twitter.com/4khAYNH0dL— Bharadwaj (@BharadwajSpeaks) May 3, 2021It is just not that anyone had not anticipated the present scenario, albeit it’s the normalisation of the violence by the media that’s completely surprising. The indisputable fact that some part of the media believes in the concept that ‘BJP had it coming’ needs to be a cause sufficient for folks to drop their rose-tinted glasses and take a look at the fact of the biased media and its even biased journalists.It is so unhealthy that even ‘liberals’ in Bengal have reluctantly began talking up towards the political violence towards the BJP.— Deep Halder (@deepscribble) May 3, 2021With the scenario anticipated to show for the more severe, BJP nationwide president JP Nadda landed in Bengal immediately on a two-day go to and instantly went to the homes of the BJP staff who have been allegedly attacked by miscreants and goons.#NewsAlert | @JPNadda visits the properties of the BJP staff who have been allegedly attacked by the TMC get together staff after the ballot ends in West Bengal. pic.twitter.com/2fNzFOKIrq— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) May 4, 2021Mamata had a golden likelihood to emerge because the chief of the opposition to sort out BJP on the nationwide stage after receiving such a mandate however as an alternative, goons in her state have gone on a brutal rampage towards opposition get together staff. Aided by the media, an alleged ‘reign of fear’ has simply begun in Bengal and the liberal journalists have turned a blind eye to the blatant hooliganism.