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The Police have arrested a North Dinajpur BJP president Shankar Chakraborty on Sunday for inciting violence and calling people to retaliate against the Police and tie them to trees. Two men had reportedly died of bullet injuries when the clash between Police and local erupted on September 20 over the appointment of teachers at Daribhit high school.
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The deceased had been identified as Rajesh Sarkar, a student of Polytechnic college and Tapan Burman, a student of Islampur college, both were in their early 20’s.
The arrested BJP president Shankar Chakraborty quoted as saying to Indian Express, “If policemen come here, tie them to a tree. If policemen are thirsty and ask for drinking water, give water to the dogs but not to them. If you see injured policemen on the road, take injured cows and buffaloes to hospital but not them. If you see children of policemen lying on the road, do not take them to hospital. Do not allow police to enter this area. Socially boycott the police.”
“Keep sticks, bamboo poles ready and women should have bontis ready. Thwart the police,” Chakraborty added.
He defended himself by saying, Police killed two innocent youth and when we called for a bandh in the district Police came to my party office and threatened me to kill. They are still picking up innocent youth and giving registering false cases against them. He further said, “That is why is said what I said.”
Personnel of Karandighi police station has reportedly arrested Chakraborty at around 6.30 pm. He is being charged with inciting violence and will be produced in court on Monday.
ADG (law and order) Anuj Sharma said, “We have seen the video of the speech and legal action will be taken against the person concerned. Having a microphone in one’s hand does not permit them to say anything.”
State BJP president Dilip Ghosh also reacted on his arrest saying, “It the job of the court to decide whether our leader is guilty or not… In so many cases where Trinamool workers and leaders are involved, police do not even register a case,” Indian Express reported.
When asked about the matter, Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said, “This is BJP’s culture. They have imported this culture from outside Bengal. What can I say?”
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