BJP Team Stopped From Visiting Clash-Hit Mothabari In West Bengal | Read
A BJP delegation, led by Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar, was on Sunday stopped by the police at English Bazar, around 3 kilometres ahead of Mothabari in West Bengal's Malda district, where clashes were reported between two communities.
As the BJP team was not allowed to visit the violence-hit area, the party leaders and supporters staged a road blockade.
"The people of Bengal are witnessing what is happening here. The police of the state are working as the cadre of the ruling TMC," Majumdar, also the BJP's West Bengal unit president, told reporters.
He also asked, "How can the police direct the villagers not to hold Ram Navami puja? The police cannot do that. I have asked the people to celebrate Ram Navami without fear." Earlier, Majumdar and his party colleagues were stopped at least 10 kilometres ahead of Mothabari by villagers, mostly women, who alleged atrocities on them.
