On Wednesday, 23rd March 2022, founder of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee said, in response to the lashing slams over the incident, that tomorrow she would visit the massacre struck Rampurhat village in Birbhum district, West Bengal. CM Banerjee said that the opposition parties, the BJP, Congress and CPI(M) are using the situation to defame the state government and TMC but they cannot break Bengal using this.
Furthermore, she added that these kinds of incidents have happened in states like Rajasthan and Gujarat too but that she is not justifying the incident in Rampurhat. She uttered, “the incident is ‘unfortunate’ and we will take action on this incident in a fair manner.
The government is ours; we are concerned about our people in the state and we never want anyone in our state to suffer.” She, in her message, also said that the Officer in Charge and Sub-Divisional Police Officer have been immediately dismissed soon after the incident.
Accusing the opposition, Mamata Banerjee said that the opposition are not able to create an uproar. They are not able to say anything about development and that is why the opposition is trying to hype the case. They give only Bhashan (lecture) and not ration for their people.
The Incident and aftermath:
Soon after the murder of TMC panchayat deputy chief, Bhadu Sheikh, around 8 people, including two children and women were burnt to death in Bagtui village of Rampurhat. When the families of the area were asleep on Tuesday, unknown offenders threw petrol bombs and set ablaze a dozen of houses. It is said widely that the fire incident would be revenge for the murder of the TMC leader but this theory is yet to be confirmed.
Regarding this incident, the police have arrested 20 people. On Wednesday, the Calcutta High Court took Suo moto cognisance of the Birbhum violence and the court have sent ten accused to ten days of police custody while the other 10 were sent for 10 days judicial remand.
The NCPCR:
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has asked the police and sent a notice to district SP and DGP to ensure the safety of women and children living in the area and to file an action taken factual report in connection with violence within three days.
The NCW:
The National Commission for Women took cognisance of the incident while seeking a report from DG Manoj Malviya. The NCW also wrote to DGP and SP of Birbhum to arrest the accused and take strict action. Besides the commission also wrote to inform them within 24 hours of the actions taken so far.
After the callous incident, some residents of the massacre area have been leaving their homes and are moving to other places due to dreadful happenings.
The BJP MPs from West Bengal in the Lok Sabha attacked the state government. They alleged in the Lok Sabha that under the TMC’s rule the law and order in the state have been collapsed and urged the Centre to make use of the constitutional provisions in the state.
The BJP MPs staged a protest in the Parliament premises on Wednesday over the terrifying incidentThe West Bengal Governor, on Tuesday, tweeted about the incident and commented that the incident is “horrific”. He also tweeted, “… Birbhum indicates the state is in grip of violence culture and lawlessness.” In response to his tweet Mamata Banerjee reacted that his comments were “uncalled for”. Further on Wednesday the Governor replied in three-page, slamming the CM Banerjee.
Published By :– Shubham Agarwal
Edited By :- Kritika Kashyap
