[This madness must stop. Whatever may be the provocation, the rule of law has got to be upheld, regardless of religious identities of the offenders. Just the other day, a (mentally challenged) woman was lynched on the *suspicion* of being a child lifter. Quite intolerable.
Under the Left Front, Taslima Nasreen had just been bundled out of Calcutta to appease the Islamists. Regardless of one's stance as regards Taslima's views, that was a shameful episode, by all means. Mamata has takes things quite a few notches hirgher. Now, the proverbial chickens are coming home to roost. And the BJP/RSS are out there in full battle gear to muddy the water as much as they can. The consequences could be just disastrous.] http://indianexpress.com/article/india/communal-violence-in-west-bengal-following-objectionable-facebook-post-centre-rushes-paramilitary-troops-4735264/ Communal violence in West Bengal over ‘objectionable’ Facebook post, Centre rushes paramilitary troops Communal violence broke out in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday over a Facebook post prompting Centre to rush 300 paramilitary personnel to the spot to pacify the situation. By: Express Web Desk | Kolkata | Updated: July 4, 2017 9:02 pm West Bengal Communal Violence, Bengal Communal Violence, Bengal Communal Riot, West Bengal Communal Riot, Baduria Communal Violence, Baduria Communal Riot, India News, Indian Express, Indian Express News A scene of communal tension at Baduria (Source: facebook) RELATED NEWS West Bengal: After communal violence, war of words between Mamata Banerjee and Keshari Nath TripathiWest Bengal: After communal violence, war of words between Mamata Banerjee and Keshari Nath Tripathi An ‘objectionable’ Facebook post about a religious site has triggered communal clashes in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, prompting the Centre to rush 300 paramilitary personnel on Tuesday to bring the situation under control. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the clashes broke out between two communities in Baduria of the Basirhat sub-division over the “objectionable” post. The clashes led to a war of words between the chief minister and Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi. Briefing the media at the state secretariat, Banerjee accused Tripathi of threatening her over phone and alleged that he was acting like a “BJP block president”. “He (Governor) threatened me over phone. The way he spoke, taking the side of BJP, I felt insulted. I have told him that he cannot talk like this,” Banerjee told reporters. “He (the governor) is behaving like a block president of BJP. He should understand that he has been nominated to the post…,” she said. “He talked big on law and order. I am not here at the mercy of anyone. The way he spoke to me, I once thought of leaving (the chair).” Meanwhile, the BJP alleged that over 2000 Muslims attacked Hindu families in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal and its offices at several places were set on fire. Accusing the state police of failing to control the situation, party general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, who is also in charge of the state, urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh to intervene in the matter. Several shops were torched and houses ransacked in Baduria, Tentulia and Golabari. On Monday night, a mob attacked Baduria police station and set ablaze several police vehicles. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
