BJP leader: ‘Anti-nationals’ will be shortened by 6 inches

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Addressing a protest rally at Siuri, the capital of Birbhum, he said the “police here is completely unable to control the situation”. Ghosh later submitted a memorandum to the district magistrate.

Meanwhile, a pamphlet, issued by Birbhum BJP district committee, was widely distributed in the area. The pamhplet described the violence at Illambazar, alleging that Muslims had “surrounded the police station”, attacked “bystanders”, government vehicles and torched a number of shops and cars. It alleged that Hindu houses at Ghurisha were also torched and that the power house at Deborajpur was vandalised.

The pamphlet made an impassioned call for “Hindu unity”, saying that while the BJP is not opposed to “difference of opinions”, they are demanding that Hindus have the right to “live in peace”, “without losing self respect”, “without suffering humiliation and assault”, “without losing safety”.

Meanwhile, the ruling TMC alleged that the BJP’s protest at Siuri was an attempt to divide votes on communal lines. “What the BJP is saying is anti-national. What else can be said? All they want to do is to divide Bengal into two camps — Hindu and Muslim. This is their attempt to polarise votes ahead of polls,” said state Fisheries Minister Chandranath Sinha.