Bengal Violence: PM Modi speaks to Governor, expresses serious anguish and concern at alarmingly worrisome law & order situation

New Delhi: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him and expressed his “serious anguish and concern” at the alarmingly worrisome law and order situation in the state following the culmination of the assembly elections.

“PM called and expressed his serious anguish and concern at alarmingly worrisome law & order situation @MamataOfficial I share grave concerns @PMOIndia given that violence vandalism, arson loot and killings continue unabated. Concerned must act in overdrive to restore order,” tweeted Dhankhar. He also said that concerned authorities must act in overdrive to restore order.

PM called and expressed his serious anguish and concern at alarmingly worrisome law & order situation @MamataOfficial

I share grave concerns @PMOIndia given that violence vandalism, arson. loot and killings continue unabated.

Concerned must act in overdrive to restore order.

— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) May 4, 2021

Earlier in the day, the West Bengal Governor directed the police and the Kolkata Commissioner to end “senseless political violence, vandalism, arson, killings and intimidation that shames democracy”.

ABVP alleged that Mamata Banerjee’s goons attacked ABVP West Bengal’s Kolkata office

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) had on Monday alleged that 15-20 party goons of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked ABVP West Bengal’s Kolkata office and engaged in an altercation with the activists, assaulted them and vandalised the organisation’s state office.

They had further alleged that TMC party goons deliberately vandalised the idols of Hindu deities and freedom fighters.

“Mamata Banerjee’s defeat in Nandigram had made the TMC cadres very resentful of those responsible for her loss and that such ‘traitors’ would not be allowed to live in Bengal for long,” ABVP said.

JP Nadda to visit West Bengal today

BJP president JP Nadda will be on a two-day visit to West Bengal starting today to hold a protest against the alleged atrocities on party workers in the state by the ruling TMC government.

He will meet the BJP workers and their families affected by the violence and will hold protests.

BJP has also announced to hold a nationwide dharna on May 5 while following all COVID-19 protocols across all organisational mandals of the party.

Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress won 213 seats in the just concluded West Bengal assembly elections. The BJP garnered 77 seats in the 294-seat state assembly.

Mamata will be taking oath as the state Chief Minister for the third consecutive term on Wednesday.