Following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections, supporters vandalised a market and several houses, including homes and businesses belonging to Muslim families, on May 5.
The violence erupted a day after the results were announced. BJP supporters also damaged a local All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) office, breaking chairs, tearing banners and burning party flags. AITC has governed West Bengal since 2011.
The BJP’s historic victory in West Bengal has raised questions about whether the exclusion of Muslim voters played a significant role. A Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls removed around 9 million names (nearly 12% of voters).
Critics, including opposition parties, allege the process disproportionately targeted Muslim communities in key districts such as Murshidabad, Malda, and North 24 Parganas, potentially shifting outcomes in tightly contested seats
At least four people killed in political unrest after Indian PM Narendra Modi’s BJP party won West Bengal state election, say police, party officials https://t.co/W8VDucjTU5
पश्चिम बंगाल में बीजेपी की जीत के बाद से ही कई इलाकों में हिंसा देखी जा रही है. अब तक 4 लोगों की मौत और कई लोगों के घायल होने की खबर है. इस बीच कोलकाता के मशहूर न्यू मार्केट में भी तोड़फोड़ का एक वाकया सामने आया. देखिए कोलकाता से बीबीसी संवाददाता प्रचेता पांजा की ये ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट.
'The BJP’s historic win follows a familiar strategy, stirring up anti-Muslim sentiments'
Indian PM Narendra Modi’s BJP has won the key state of West Bengal for the first time. But the vote has thrown up questions that won’t go away.
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