Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut on Monday alleged that the violence in West Bengal on Ram Navami is planned and sponsored by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
BJP Lok Sabha Member of Parliament Locket Chatterjee on Sunday said that she will demand a discussion on Monday over the recent violence in West Bengal during the Ram Navami procession in Parliament.
The BJP's West Bengal president and MP, Sukanta Majumdar, on Sunday hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the killing of a party worker in Purba Bardhaman district, saying law and order had collapsed in the state.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday hit out at the Bihar and West Bengal governments, over the communal clashes in the states during the Ram Navami festivities.
It was state-orchestrated violence on the day of Ram Navami. She has lost the confidence of Hindus and her government's survival is dependent totally on Muslim votes, Subhash said.
Amid the political furore, the Mamata Banerjee government on Friday handed over the probe into Howrah violence to Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
"Stone pelting happened during Ram Navami's procession in Howrah. Instead of delivering justice Mamata Bandopadhyay (Banerjee) gave a clean chit to stone pelters who took the law into their hands and attacked the Shobha Yatra of Ram Navami," Irani said.
The BJP and Trinamool Congress engaged in a war of words on Friday over violence in Howrah during Ram Navami celebrations with West Bengal government handing over the probe to Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
Following violence in Howrah during Ram Navami celebrations, West Bengal government on Friday handed over the probe to Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
A day after a clash erupted between two groups amid Ram Navami celebrations in Howrah, Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Friday, said that strict and decisive action will be taken to prevent recurrence of such criminal intimidation.