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Bengal Police Shoots BJP Supporters Including A Minor For Chanting Jai Shri Ram In Bankura, Alleges Party
Swarajya Staff
Jun 24, 2019, 02:10 PM | Updated 02:10 PM IST
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The West Bengal police has been accused of shooting three BJP supporters including a 14-year-old boy, for chanting Jai Shri Ram in Bankura district, Times Now has reported.
The Bengal police is said to have taken this action following a clash between BJP and Trinamool workers during a rally by TMC MP Suvendu Adhikary. The clash reportedly broke out after the BJP workers chanted Jai Shri Ram during Adhikary’s public meeting.
Following the incident, BJP accused the Mamata Banerjee led Bengal government of using the state machinery to unleash terror on civilians. The party claimed that the 14-year-old boy is now battling for his life.
WB State Police shot 3 BJP workers for chanting âJai Shri Ramâ in Bishnupur. Teenager Soumen Bauri, 14, is critically injured and battling for his life. @mamataofficial is using her administration to unleash terror on innocent civilians just for perceived descent! pic.twitter.com/dFjEaoA1zJ
— BJP Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) June 22, 2019
The BJP MP from Bankura Subhas Sarkar has alleged that the BJP workers were specially targeted by the mob and rejected claims of the firing being resorted to for quelling a rioting mob. The injured are now undergoing treatment at Bankura Medical College.
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