West Bengal: Durga Mandir barricaded forward of Muharram, BJP objects

On Friday (July 29), a Durga Mandir was discovered blocked and barricaded in Kaliachak city in Malda district of West Bengal. The improvement got here a day earlier than the Islamic month of Muharram.

In a tweet, BJP Bengal karyakarta Amit Thakur wrote, “This Shocking Image Is From Kaliachak,Malda West Bengal Where Durga Mandir was blocked for Muharram procession. This is the condition of Hindu’s in West Bengal. Why No seculars of I.N.D.I.A Talking about it.”

His tweet was accompanied with an image of a Hindu temple named ‘Kaliachak Thana Sharbajanin Durga Mandir‘, the entrace of which was blocked by bamboo fences.

This Shocking Image Is From Kaliachak,Malda West Bengal Where Durga Mandir was blocked for Muharram procession 😌
This is the situation of Hindu’s in West Bengal.
Why No seculars of I.N.D.I.A Talking about it 👇@ExSecular @MrSinha_ @rose_k01 pic.twitter.com/Ov0AL73BG6

— Amit Thakur 🇮🇳 (@Amit_Thakur_BJP) July 28, 2023

While talking in regards to the matter, BJP spokesperson Amit Malviya accused the West Bengal police of barricading the Durga temple on behest of the Mamata Banerjee authorities. “West Bengal police blocks and barricades Durga Mandir in Kaliachak on the eve of Muharram,” he tweeted.

Amit Malviya additional added, “This is Mamata Bannerjee’s brand of secularism, which demeans and denigrates Hindus, who have been reduced to second grade citizens under her administration.”

“It also shows her inability to handle law and order. Such partisan approach of the Chief Minister, shreds social cohesiveness and widens fault lines. Her politics thrives on it,” he emphasised.

West Bengal police blocks and barricades Durga Mandir in Kaliachak on the eve of Muharram.

This is Mamata Bannerjee’s model of secularism, which demeans and denigrates Hindus, who’ve been lowered to second grade residents underneath her administration. It additionally exhibits her lack of ability to… pic.twitter.com/mEAeEByN0D

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) July 29, 2023

West Bengal BJP MLA (Nandigram) Suvendu Adhikari additionally didn’t mince any phrases earlier than lambasting the Trinamool Congress (TMC) authorities.

“I bet no Muharram Organising Committee of that area could have demanded such a step which would offend the Sanatanis. This is purely “Hyperactiveness” of the WBPolice. In Mamata Banerjee’s dictionary “Secularism” is synonymous with ‘Vote Bank Politics’,” he emphasised.

“That’s why her administration suffers from “hyperactivity disorder” throughout non secular festivals and so they typically find yourself doing one thing which tends to harm the feelings of the Sanatanis, ” he identified.

This stunning visible has emerged from Kaliachak, Malda district; West Bengal, whereby a Durga Temple has been blocked & barricaded by the Police on the eve of Muharram.

I wager no Muharram Organising Committee of that space might have demanded such a step which might offend the… pic.twitter.com/r4yi5L6vwb

— Suvendu Adhikari • শুভেন্দু অধিকারী (@SuvenduWB) July 29, 2023

While requesting the quick intervention of the Chief Secretary, Suvendu Adhikari stated, “Mamata Banerjee has been wilfully building barricades and driving wedges among the two Communities for petty political gains. She is trying to create discord and sabotage the harmony among the two Communities.”

He later knowledgeable that the barricades had been faraway from outdoors the Durga Mandir in Kaliachak city of Malda.

Thank you Mr. Chief Secretary in your immediate response by instantly eradicating the barricade from the doorway of the Durga Temple at Kaliachak.@chief_west@ANI @PTI_News @republic @IndiaToday @OccasionsNow @CNNnews18 @htTweets @timesofindia @the_hindu @indiatvnews @ABPNews @ndtv… https://t.co/1cHTjxWblH pic.twitter.com/sIAC8GqA05

— Suvendu Adhikari • শুভেন্দু অধিকারী (@SuvenduWB) July 29, 2023

Meanwhile, a number of social media customers have claimed that the barricades had been put up by members of the Hindu neighborhood, anticipating a legislation and order state of affairs throughout Muharram.

Hindus put barricades infront of Maa Durga temple earlier than Muharram procession in Kaliachak, Malda . Muslim inhabitants in Malda is greater than 51 % in accordance with 2011 census knowledge pic.twitter.com/IVp1nwcPHL

— Subham. (@subhsays) July 28, 2023

It should be talked about that Mamata Banerjee imposed restrictions on the immersion of Durga idol in 2016 and 2017 to make means for Muharram processions.