April 3: Another attack on Ram Navami procession [ West Bengal, India ]

[ Reported as seen ]

On Sunday, April 2, radical Islamists pelted stones again after they attacked Ram Navami processions 3 days ago. The incident took place in Rishra in West Bengal’s Hooghly district.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was taking out a ‘Shobha Yatra’ in the area it was when the radical Islamists pelted stones at the procession, leaving several people, including one of BJP’s local legislators, gravely injured.

After the incident, prohibitory orders were imposed and the internet was suspended.

As per media reports, BJP MLA Biman Ghosh was injured in the attack.

BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh, who was also present there revealed through a social media post that the stones were pelted through a mosque.

In another tweet, the BJP state president shared a picture of Biman Ghosh, lying on a stretcher. He tweeted, “A sad glimpse of how Hindus are paying the price for being Hindu in West Bengal. BJP MLA Biman ghosh is badly beaten up by the goons supported by Didir police. A harsh reality to accept in the land of Swami Vivekananda and Rabindranath Tagore.”

BJP leader Amit Malviya shared yet another video of attack on the Hindu devotees and said, “Rishra, in Hoogly, is burning. Ramanavami Shobha Yatra has been attacked… Situation is extremely tense. West Bengal Police, as if under instructions, is a mute spectator, as Muslim mobs assault. Mamata Banerjee, after loss in Sagardighi, is desperate to consolidate Muslim vote.”