The fallout over Tarun Kumar Butolia’s killing was swift. Scuffles broke out, ‘aakrosh sabhas’ were held and bulldozers moved in. Residents say social media ‘amplified’ issue, ‘outsiders’ started protest.
When I choose to be a dissenting voice within my community, or when I write about atrocities faced by minorities in Muslim-majority countries, people like Deepak become my strength.
BJP-JD(S) leaders rushed to Mandya after the clashes, which erupted when a Ganesha immersion procession was walking past a mosque. So far, 21 suspects have been arrested.
The communal violence, ignited in the wake of a new Waqf law, has left a trail of destruction. Several families crossed the Ganga in boats and found shelter in a school.
RSS, Ramakrishna Mission & Bharat Sevashram Sangha are conducting relief efforts for the displaced at a relief camp on a school compound in the neighbouring Malda district of West Bengal.
The FIR, which the inspector of the Ganeshpeth police station registered after the violence over the Aurangzeb tomb row on Monday, mentioned multiple charges.
Thirty-eight people were injured in the violence, including 33 police personnel. Curfew clamped in several areas, 5 FIRs lodged, and 50 suspects have been rounded up.
The district magistrate’s vehicle was attacked by a mob Monday after unrest over the weekend. Prohibitory orders extended in Murshidabad district as internet services remain suspended.
MoS Home Bandi Sanjay demands 'unbiased action' from Revanth Reddy govt, DGP office appeals for restraint amid reports of arson, stone pelting, attacks on properties, shops and vehicles.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
Mamata Banerjee has ruined Bengal beyond redemption. It is well on it’s way to be the next Kashmir valley for India.
The Muslims of Bengal, an overwhelming majority of them illegal immigrants from Bangladesh over the last five decades, do not identify themselves as Indians. Just like Kashmiri Muslims, their first identity is that they are Muslims and their second identity is that they are Bengalis.
At this rate, Bengal will have a Muslim chief minister soon enough and calls for secession are bound to grow.
The last Muslim mayor of Calcutta was Hussain Suhrawardy, an acolyte of Jinnah who assisted him in partitioning British India. The current mayor is Firhad Hakim (Bobby) – history seems to have come a full circle.
West Bengal is well on it’s way to becoming Bangladesh.
Hindus were never safe in Bangladesh. They were always treated as second class citizens and were the victims of frequent riots, lynchings, etc.
Now, Hindus are not safe in West Bengal too. Here also Islamists are ruling with tacit approval from the TMC. Under Mamata Banerjee’s watch, Hindus have been reduced to second class citizens in West Bengal too.
It’s just a matter of time before formal demands are placed for merger of West Bengal with Bangladesh by these hardcore Islamists.
Mamata Banerjee has ruined Bengal beyond redemption. It is well on it’s way to be the next Kashmir valley for India.
The Muslims of Bengal, an overwhelming majority of them illegal immigrants from Bangladesh over the last five decades, do not identify themselves as Indians. Just like Kashmiri Muslims, their first identity is that they are Muslims and their second identity is that they are Bengalis.
At this rate, Bengal will have a Muslim chief minister soon enough and calls for secession are bound to grow.
The last Muslim mayor of Calcutta was Hussain Suhrawardy, an acolyte of Jinnah who assisted him in partitioning British India. The current mayor is Firhad Hakim (Bobby) – history seems to have come a full circle.
West Bengal is well on it’s way to becoming Bangladesh.
Hindus were never safe in Bangladesh. They were always treated as second class citizens and were the victims of frequent riots, lynchings, etc.
Now, Hindus are not safe in West Bengal too. Here also Islamists are ruling with tacit approval from the TMC. Under Mamata Banerjee’s watch, Hindus have been reduced to second class citizens in West Bengal too.
It’s just a matter of time before formal demands are placed for merger of West Bengal with Bangladesh by these hardcore Islamists.