TRENDING NEWSPM Calls Bengal Governor and Expresses Concern Over Post-Poll Violence Posted 2 minutes ago on May 4, 2021 by Tech Kashif
Prime Minister calls Governor of Bengal and expresses concern about post-poll violence
In a tweet, Governor Jagdeep Dhankar said: "Stakeholders must act in full swing to restore order."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Governor of West Bengal to discuss the political violence in the state and the deterioration of the public order situation after the vote count. At least 12 people were killed in the post-election violence, a figure that may be higher than the number killed during a month-long election.
Governor Jagdeep Dhankar tweeted today to say that the prime minister expressed "serious distress and concern over the alarmingly disturbing situation of law and order."
In a tweet tagging Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, he also said: “I share grave concerns because the violence is vandalism, arson. looting and killing continue unabated ”.
PM called and expressed his serious anguish and concern at alarmingly worrisome law & order situation @MamataOfficial
I share grave concerns @PMOIndia given that violence vandalism, arson. loot and killings continue unabated.
Concerned must act in overdrive to restore order.
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) May 4, 2021
A BJP leader has appealed to the Supreme Court for the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate the violence. On his appeal, he said that BJP workers were attacked and killed and women have been raped.
BJP chief JP Nadda is on a two-day visit to the state starting today. He will meet with the families of party workers hit by violence, the BJP said.
The Trinamool Congress advised the Prime Minister to stay focused on the coronavirus pandemic. Party leader Derek O'Brien tweeted:
PM makes a call to West Bengal governor on ‘political violence’. (Exaggerated 214%)
Stop the stunts, Mr Prime Minister. Work the phones on #COVID19India or this????https://t.co/6uysFn4cQO
— Derek O’Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) May 4, 2021
In her speech to the town yesterday, Mamata Banerjee had called for calm and blamed the BJP for the violence.
"Bengal is a peace-loving place," said the Chief Minister, who won a third consecutive term in the state. “During the elections, there was some heat and dust… The BJP did a lot of torture, also the CAPF. But I ask everyone to calm down. Don't get carried away by violence. If there is a dispute, report it to the police. The police must administer law and order, ”he added.
The BJP has claimed that eight people, including party workers and their families, were killed in violence by Trinamool workers in six districts. One person died in Calcutta and another in nearby Sonarpur.
The Trinamool Congress has claimed that two of its workers were beaten to death in the East Bardhaman district. On Sunday night, in an alleged confrontation between Trinamool and BJP, a 55-year-old man was killed in Raina, also in the East Bardhaman district.
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