West Bengal Violence Against Women : Horrific Viral Images, Videos Emerge
Independently, National Commission of Women led by Rekha Sharma tweeted on more than one occasion that the commission would look into violence against women in the state post elections.
Bengal Burning is a hashtag that has trended since the end of elections in West Bengal and at the centre of it all is violence against women. While as the country grapples with a massive and unstoppable COVID wave, India's political scene remain volatile.
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West Bengal, which recently concluded elections and saw the victory of Mamata Banerjee of All India Trinamool Congress, for a third term, is going through internal turmoil and volatility. Reports suggest some of this is politically motivated. Horrific videos have emerged on social media of women being beaten up by goons. SheThePeople could not independently verify these videos. However, this is a detailed and updated report. Read on for all the latest developments.
Today, PM Narendra Modi expressed concern at law and order situation in Bengal, tweeted at the state's Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. Dhankar tweeted today to say that the Prime Minister expressed "serious anguish and concern at alarmingly worrisome law and order situation".
The Governor then did a tweet tagging Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, where he said, "I share grave concerns given that violence vandalism, arson. loot and killings continue unabated".
The recent carnage of Hindus in Bengal reminds me of Sikh massacre by Congress workers in 1984. The Hindu women are being pulled out of their houses molested and killed. Shame . #PresidentsRuleinBengalpic.twitter.com/GQIdGwTHz9
As the above tweets show, videos that went viral show women being beaten up. Mahua Moitra of All India Trinamool Congress tweeted that the videos of BJP poll agents being gangraped were fake. Moitra posted a screenshot of the West Bengal Police.
Trigger Warning. Actor Kangana Ranaut put out an image of a woman allegedly raped in the state. "Gang raped BJP worker by TMC goons, Indira Gandhi imposed emergency 39 times, and she told international media India does not care what you think get lost, this gawar blood thirsty dehati nation does not know the language of love Modi ji, they need danda #Bengal #BengalBurning"
And in a series of other tweets, inciting violence, called for need for "super gundai to kill gundai"
Kangana Ranaut's twitter handle was suspended after the above tweet in which the actor is urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "tame" Mamata Banerjee using his "Virat Roop" from "early 2000s" in Bengal. The tweet sparked outrage and reportedly led to banning of her twitter account.
Wow. Kangana is calling on Mr. Modi to carry out state sponsored violence in Bengal WHILE insinuating that Mr. Modi perpetrated similar violence in Gujarat in 2002, a charge that Courts & SIT gave him a clean chit for. The Prime Ministers followers ought to be really offended. https://t.co/kR8r4PE1ol
Independently, National Commission of Women led by Rekha Sharma tweeted on more than one occasion that the commission would look into violence against women in the state post elections.
Other political party members also spoke about the state of West Bengal.
Are these reports of gruesome violence in Bengal TMC’s ‘victory celebrations’?Condemnable. Will be resisted & rebuffed. Instead of focusing on combating the pandemic TMC unleashes such mayhem. CPI(M), as always, will be with the people to protect, assist, providing relief. pic.twitter.com/zZUSfNH4wn
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on her part appealed to maintain peace.
I appeal to everyone to maintain peace and not indulge in any violence. We know BJP and Central Forces have tortured us a lot but we have to maintain peace. At present, we have fight COVID19: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee pic.twitter.com/Q0SnRSi39B
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