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Mamata Government Denies Permission To BJP’s Rath Yatra In West Bengal, Calls It ‘Communal Propaganda’
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In a fresh development, permission for the Rath Yatra by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been denied by the West Bengal government, citing ‘communal propaganda.’
Late night on Saturday (15 December), the state BJP leadership released a letter by the state government, which conveyed the decision, to the media.
Furthermore, the letter claimed that in several districts organisations with ‘overtly communal agenda’ such as the Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) are set to join the Yatra, which will cause communal violence and significant breach of peace.
The letter cited that other reasons for not allowing the Yatra as being traffic congestion on arterial roads and highway and its coincidence with many festivals which shall, therefore, require major police deployment.
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