2021 Bengal post-poll violence

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Bengal post-poll violence refers to the violence—including murders, rapes and vandalism—that are reported to have happened in some parts of West Bengal after the announcement of results of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. In reality it was continuation of the violence which took place across the state during the election.

Events[edit]

After the announcement of results of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, violence broke out in West Bengal. Murders, rapes, and vandalism are reported to have happened in parts of West Bengal after the West Bengal Legislative Assembly results were announced, declaring that the incumbent Trinamool Congress government would be returning to power for the third time.[1][2][3] In reality it was continuation of the violence which took place across the state during the election.

Six BJP workers were killed during attacks by workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress.[4] The governor summoned the Director of General Police and Kolkata Police Commissioner to discuss the situation.[5] By 4 May around 11 opposition party workers were killed by ruling party goons.[6] The CPI (M) and Congress alleged their workers had also been attacked by the TMC.[7][8] By 5 May, five supporters of the TMC were killed in post-poll violence.[9]

Union Ministry of Home Affairs sought a report from the Government of West Bengal over incidents of post-election brutality against opposition political workers in the state.[10]

Udayan Guha, TMC candidate from Dinhata and former Dinhata MLA was attacked by miscreants in Dinhata on 6 May. Guha suffered a hand fracture and other injuries.[11] TMC blamed BJP for this attack. FIR was lodged against 15 men and among them 4 were arrested by 10 May.[12] Nearly one month after undergoing surgery, Guha returned to Dinhata from Kolkata. He questioned the role of the police, as those accused in the attack on him were still elusive.[13]

BJP leaders Mithun Chakraborty, Dilip Ghosh, Sayantan Basu, and Rahul Sinha made provocative remarks while Model Code of Conduct was in force, which created grounds for violence.[9] After the election, Kolkata Police lodged FIR against Dilip Ghosh and Mithun Chakraborty for promoting enmity.[14] Kolkata Police also registered a case against vocal BJP supporter & Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut for allegedly instigating communal disharmony by comparing Mamata Banerjee with Ravana & falsely stating that the post-poll violence in the state had become a communial riot because Muslim cadres of TMC were selectively targeting Hindu cadres of BJP.[15] On his 71st birthday, Mithun was grilled by Kolkata Police over his 'violent' line "Maarbo ekhane, laash porbe shoshane" (I will beat you here & your corpse will fall directly at the shmashana) during elections.[16]

On 5 May, after taking oath as the Chief Minister for a third term, Mamata Banerjee reinstated state police officers who were transferred by the Election Commission. On 10 May, a five-judge special bench of Calcutta High Court expressed satisfaction over the action taken by the newly formed Mamata Banerjee government in Bengal to restore normality after post-results violence in pockets of the state.[17]

Many minor girls were allegedly raped by TMC workers as their family members voted against them. Allegedly, a 60-year-old woman was raped and her daughter-in-law was beaten up by TMC goons; their account moved to Supreme court.[18]

The BJP leadership of East Burdwan had submitted a list to the police demanding the return of refugee workers of their party. According to police sources, most of the people mentioned in the lists, provided by the BJP in each police station in the district, have been sent back to their home. DSP (Headquarters) Souvik Patra said "There are many on the list who have gone out (of the state) for work. They works all year in the outlying states. They have also been included in this list. It is being represented as if they are not able to return home." Aminul Islam Khan, SDPO of South Burdwan (Sadar), said "Those who do not want to return home are also being put on the list of refugee people."[19]

BJP members had also brought an elderly man, who had gone to attend his grandson's initiation ceremony, to the National Human Rights Commission in Kolkata.[20]

BJP alleged that their workers had been tortured by TMC activists of Bhagabanpur constituency in Purba Medinipur. But it was later learned that in reality TMC supporters were oppressed by BJP workers under the influence of Rabindranath Maity, BJP MLA of the said constituency.[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] A huge crowd attended TMC's rally in Bhagabanpur on 10 July to protest against BJP's reign of terror.[30][31][32][33][34][35]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Bengal Post-Poll Violence: CBI, Special Team To Probe Cases, Says Court". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. ↑ Singh, Shiv Sahay (August 19, 2021). "Calcutta High Court orders CBI, SIT probes into Bengal post-poll violence". The Hindu. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ↑ "West Bengal post poll violence: CBI to probe murder and rape cases, Calcutta High Court says | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  4. ↑ "Many claimed dead in post-poll violence in Bengal, Centre, Guv seek report, Mamata appeals for calm". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  5. ↑ "Bengal Governor raises concern over post-poll violence, summons top police officials". ANI News. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  6. ↑ "Violence in West Bengal: 11 killed in Bengal post-poll violence, Centre seeks report". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  7. ↑ "West Bengal violence live: Cong, Left slam post-poll violence 'unleashed by TMC'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  8. ↑ Sitaram Yechury [@SitaramYechury] (3 May 2021). "Are these reports of gruesome violence in Bengal TMC's 'victory celebrations'?Condemnable. Will be resisted & rebuffed. Instead of focusing on combating the pandemic TMC unleashes such mayhem. CPI(M), as always, will be with the people to protect, assist, providing relief. t.co/zZUSfNH4wn" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Here's How BJP Bengal Unit President Dilip Ghosh Created Grounds For Post-Poll Violence". Outlook India. 2021-05-05. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  10. ↑ "MHA seeks report on post-poll violence in Bengal". Hindustan Times. 2021-05-04. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  11. ↑ Bhattacharya, Ananya (May 6, 2021). "TMC leader Udayan Guha attacked in Dinhata, party blames BJP". India Today. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  12. ↑ "উদয়নের উপর হামলায় মূল অভিযুক্তরা অধরা, গ্রেপ্তারের দাবিতে সরব তৃণমূল". bartamanpatrika.com (in Bengali). 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "দিনহাটায় ফিরলেন উদয়ন". classified.bartamanpatrika.com (in Bengali). 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Kolkata Police lodges FIR against Dilip, Mithun". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  15. ↑ "Kolkata Police register case against Kangana Ranaut after TMC complaint, actress reacts". India Today. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  16. ↑ "Mithun Chakraborty birthday special: BJP leader quizzed over 'violent' speech during poll campaign". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  17. ↑ "Bengal: HC 'appreciates' state's efforts to stem post-poll violence". The Times of India. 2021-05-11. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  18. ↑ "Bengal rape survivors of post-poll violence narrate horror, move Supreme Court". India Today. 2021-07-14. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  19. ↑ "বহু পরিযায়ী শ্রমিকের নাম ঘরছাড়াদের তালিকায় | পূর্ব বর্ধমানে কাঠগড়ায় বিজেপি নেতৃত্ব". bartamanpatrika.com (in Bengali). 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "লক্ষ্য কমিশনের কাছে 'অত্যাচারিত'র সংখ্যা বাড়িয়ে দেখানো | নাতির উপনয়নে আসা প্রৌঢ়কেও কলকাতায় নিয়ে গেল বিজেপি". bartamanpatrika.com (in Bengali). 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  21. ↑ বিজেপির সন্ত্রাস (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
  22. ↑ আজকের জেলার সারাদিন (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
  23. ↑ আজেকর সেরা দশটা খবর একসাথে (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
  24. ↑ ভগবানপুরে ভগবান ভরসা (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
  25. ↑ আজেকর সেরা পনেরোটি খবর একসাথে (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
  26. ↑ যাহারা তোমার বিষাইছে বায়ু (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
  27. ↑ সভ্যতার সংকট ! (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
  28. ↑ সন্ত্রাসের দিনরাত্রি ! (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
  29. ↑ ভগবানপুরে ভগবানই ভরসা (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
  30. ↑ বিজেপির সন্ত্রাসের বিরুদ্ধে তৃণমূলের সভা (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
  31. ↑ ভগবানপুরে জনজোয়ার (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
  32. ↑ আজেকর জেলার সারাদিন (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
  33. ↑ আজেকর সেরা দশটি খবর একসাথে (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
  34. ↑ আজেকর সেরা পনেরোটি খবর একসাথে (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
  35. ↑ আজেকর সেরা পনেরোটি খবর একসাথে (in Bengali). KOLKATA TV – via YouTube.
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