West Bengal BJP MPs seek Amit Shah’s intervention in Birbhum violence

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs from West Bengal on Tuesday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s for his intervention over the violence in Bhirbhum.

“As you are aware, over 50-BJP supporters have been murdered by TMC goons in the state following the 2021 Assembly Elections. On the 19 of March, there was an attempt to assassinate Sh. Jagannath Sarkar, Hon’ble Member of Parliament from Ranaghar. Political terrorists backed by the ruling party hurled bombs at him, thankfully he escaped the attack unharmed. On March 15, intraparty rivalry saw the killing of newly elected TMC councillor Anupam Dutta in North 24 Parganas, and Congress councillor TapanKundu in Purullia,” read the letter written to Shah.

In the early hours of Tuesday eight persons, including two children, died after their houses were gutted in a fire at Rampurhat in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. The incident took place hours after the murder of a Trinamool Congress panchayat leader on Monday.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s called the incident a “horrifying violence and arson orgy” and said that he has sought an urgent update on the incident from the state’s Chief Secretary.