Soon after the announcement of Assembly election results, West Bengal witnessed several incidents of violence. Stressed over the horrific incidents occurring in the state, BJP leader JP Nadda has staged a protest in Kolkata today when Mamata Banerjee took oath as Chief Minister of the state.
Recently, violence emerged in the state and BJP offices were torched and houses of many BJP workers were looted. BJP accused TMC workers of the violence and claimed that nine people lost their lives. Allegedly, TMC goons clashed, assaulted, and killed several people. However, TMC has denied the claims made by BJP and Mamata urged people to maintain peace in the state.
‘We take oath to pull down political violence in Bengal. We live in a democratic country and we all have right to choose our representatives' , said JP Nadda.
Over the incident, the Prime Minister of the country and BJP leader Narendra Modi talked to Bengal Governer and expressed anguish over the deteriorated law and order in the state. Following this, JP Nadda staged a protest on May 5. JP Nadda compared post-poll violence in Bengal to partition atrocities.
“We are committed to democratically fight this ideological battle and the activities of the TMC, which is full of intolerance,” said JP Nadda. He had also met families of party workers killed in post polls violence.
Earlier, after the results were announced BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari was attacked and stones were pelted on his vehicle. Lashing out on TMC, Adhikari said that TMC is trying to create an environment of terror in West Bengal.
West Bengal Assembly Election Results had declared TMC’s historic victory in elections as the party won by an overwhelming majority. Banerjee took oath as CM on 10.45 in the morning of May 5. The oath-taking ceremony took place in a simple manner with only 50 guests due to the Covid19 pandemic.
The list of guests invited to the ceremony included Former CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh, Congress State President Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, and BCCI Chief Sourav Ganguly.