As news of a massive TMC win in Bengal started coming in, TMC workers and cadres were seen taking to the streets to celebrate despite the Covid-19 restrictions and sombre mood in the country over deaths during the pandemic. Now, a shocking video has emerged on social media and in media. The shocking video shows alleged TMC workers celebrating their party’s victory with the corpse /effigy of PM Narendra Modi! While the video allegedly seems to be from yesterday from West Bengal there is a shocking silence from the so-called liberals , not just on this disgusting and distasteful video but also the various incidents of violence, vandalism that have been reported against BJP leaders. If this video is true, one can only imagine the message of validation it sent out for such acts of political violence. Sharing the video, Shehzad Poonawalla , asked “Political differences aside celebrating a victory with an effigy doubled up as a corpse of the PM! Hoping for @narendramodi to be dead! If true,this discourse healthy for democracy? 6-7 incidents of violence in Bengal since yday! But Liberal Antifa Lobby is silent!”
Here is the tweet and video:
While this platform will be happy to carry any counter or statements of clarification over this video from the TMC or its supporters or the larger eco-system of the so-called liberal, anti-fascist bunch of pseudo-secular intellectuals, it is not at all surprising that they have chosen consciously to remain mute not just on this video but also on the verified news reports of attacks, violence, arson and vandalism reported from various parts of Bengal.
Here are details of those:
Even as counting was underway in West Bengal multiple reports of violence and vandalism emerged even as a BJP office in the Arambagh area being set ablaze on Sunday evening itself as TV channels cheered on the massive TMC victory. Reports indicate that violence has now broken out in multiple parts of the state.
Senior Journalist Anindya Banerjee who tweets from the handle ( @AninBanerjee) has posted atleast 6 such incidents .
INCIDENT 1- BJP party office in Arambagh is set on fire. Allegation against TMC, TMC denies. INCIDENT 2- Violence breaks out in Beleghata, Kolkata where BJPcadres allegedly targetted INCIDENT 3- BJP alleges house of its booth agent set on fire in Bishnupur, after results were out INCIDENT 4- Vehicles near Kashinath Biswas, BJP Candidate from Kolkata’s Beleghata put on fire INCIDENT 5- Stone pelting taking place at the residence of Ramji Prasad BJP candidate of Metaibruz INCIDENT 6-BJP workers house was attacked in Kasba area. Entire incident has been caught in CCTV camera
TO SEE THE VIDEOS SEE THE TWEET THREAD BY SR JOURNALIST ANINDYA BANERJEE BELOW
This has prompted a sharp reaction from the BJP. Dr Sambit Patra , spokesperson tweeted “This is disgusting. From across West Bengal we are getting news of violence & vandalism against BJP Karyakartas & even ordinary voters … Victory marred with Violence is always short lived!! “ He had Quote Re-tweeted a tweet by another journalist highlighting one more incident of heckling.
Infact, journalist Poulomi Saha tweeted that Suvendhu Adhikari who defeated Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram himself was abused, heckled and his convoy was pelted. “Unprecedented scenes at Haldia counting centre! Suvendu Adhikari heckled, abused, his convoy pelted with stones by TMC partyworkers and supporters. Complete chaotic scenes, as us, media heckled too.“
The silence of the so-called liberal,secular brigade is only less deafening than their shocking levels of hypocrisy. Had such incidents taken place in Uttar PRadesh or Assam, perhaps after victory of the BJP, the same lot would have reached the Supreme Court and the United Nations with their awards for another round of Award Wapsi!
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