Last Updated:May 04, 2025, 20:06 IST

The BJP leader called the West Bengal police, under Mamata Banerjee, “worse than Hitler’s Gestapo”.

BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya | File Image/ANI

In the wake of the Murshidabad riots, in which Harogobind Das and his son Chandan Das were killed, the alleged inaction of West Bengal police has sparked widespread outrage.

The violence erupted in parts of Murshidabad, including Shamsherganj, Dhulian, Suti, and Jangipur, in April during protests over the newly enacted Waqf (Amendment) Act. 

BJP IT Cell Chief Amit Malviya on Sunday alleged that the victims’ family, who is still reeling from the loss, faced further harassment when the police, seemingly attempting to cover their tracks, took sudden action based on unverified claims.

The BJP leader called the West Bengal police, under Mamata Banerjee, “worse than Hitler’s Gestapo”, adding that the police “attempted to forcibly take the family back to Murshidabad” who took refuge in a rented home in Bidhannagar, Kolkata.

“Shockingly, the same police force that stood by silently as a radical Islamist mob murdered the father and son has now taken sudden action based on unverified claims that the family was kidnapped. Without a warrant, police from Murshidabad and Bidhannagar broke into the rented house, where only two widowed women, other female relatives, and two young children were present,” he wrote on X.

“In what appears to be an effort to cover their earlier inaction, the police attempted to forcibly take the family back to Murshidabad,” Malviya added.

Upon receiving the information about the incident, the BJP leaders and legal representatives rushed to the location. 

Malviya said that the police quickly fled after being confronted by their presence. “Had the BJP not intervened, this vulnerable Hindu family might have suffered further injustice—this time at the hands of the very forces meant to protect them,” he added.

“In an apparent bid to whitewash their role in the Murshidabad riots and support the politically declining Trinamool Congress, some are now falsely claiming that the deceased were their party workers. Yet today, as the bereaved family faces harassment in Kolkata, it is only the BJP that stands by them,” the BJP ladder wrote on X.

Malviya said that it is the BJP alone that “continues to stand with persecuted Hindus” across West Bengal.

Suvendu Adhikari Slams West Bengal Govt

Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said that the West Bengal government must be held accountable for failing to ensure the safety and dignity of all citizens, particularly those traumatised by selective targeted violence. 

“The tragic deaths of Late Haragobinda Das and Late Chandan Das in Jafarabad, Samsherganj, Murshidabad, are a heartbreaking reminder of the fragile safety of our Sanatani community in WB. The family rejected the compensation offered by the WB Govt due to ideological differences and discontent regarding the Administration’s handling of the situation, suggesting a lack of trust in the Govt’s intentions. The Mamata Banerjee Govt must hang its head in shame,” he wrote on X.

The LoP condemned the breaking of the guest house where the grieving family was staying, allegedly by the Kolkata police and said, “Such heavy-handed tactics are an affront to justice and compassion, especially for a family seeking legal recourse through the Calcutta High Court for a CBI enquiry into their loved ones’ deaths.”

“Trust of the family cannot be achieved through force or suppression, but through accountability and empathy. The people of West Bengal deserve better, they deserve a government that upholds the rule of law and fosters peace, not one that exacerbates division or distrust,” he added.

The unrest led to the deaths of at least three people, left dozens injured, and damaged over 100 houses, as per official estimates. The situation prompted a state-wide security review, with over 300 arrests and the formation of a Special Investigation Team to probe the incidents. 

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