We are witnessing the tragic consequences of the BJPâs politics of fear, division and hate. Within 72 hours of the Election Commissionâs announcement of the SIR exercise in Bengal - An exercise bulldozed through at the BJPâs behest. One avoidable tragedy after another has occurred.
On October 27, 57-year-old Pradeep Kar of Panihati, Khardaha died by suicide, leaving a note that read, âNRC is responsible for my death.â On October 28, a 63-year-old man from Dinhata, Cooch Behar attempted to take his life, terrified of harassment under the SIR process.
And today, 95-year-old Khitish Majumder from Kotwali, Paschim Medinipur living with his daughter in Ilambazar, Birbhum ended his life, gripped by the fear that he and his family might be dispossessed of their land.
Who will answer for these avoidable, politically inflicted tragedies? Will the Home Minister accept responsibility? Will the BJP and its allies, under whose watch this fear psychosis has spread, find the courage to speak out?
A 95-year-old man, who has given his life to this soil, forced to die to prove he belongs to it. What could be a deeper wound on the nationâs conscience? This is not just tragedy- It is betrayal of humanity itself.
For generations, the people of Bengal have lived with dignity. Today they are being forced to ask whether they still belong to the land of their birth. This cruelty is unconscionable and must not be allowed to stand.
I appeal to every citizen: Do not be provoked, do not lose faith, and do not take any extreme step. Our Maa-Mati-Manush Sarkar stands with you. We will not allow the NRC to be implemented in Bengal - neither through the front door, nor through the back door.
We will not permit a single legitimate citizen to be branded an âoutsider.â
Until the last drop of our blood, we will fight to protect the rights of the people and to defeat the BJP and their alliesâ nefarious agenda to tear apart the social fabric of our nation.
57-year-old Pradeep Kar from 4 Mahajyoti Nagar, Panihati, Khardaha (Ward No. 9) has taken his own life, leaving behind a note that says, âNRC is responsible for my death.â What greater indictment can there be of the BJPâs politics of fear and division?
It shakes me to the very core to imagine how, for years, BJP has tormented innocent citizens with the threat of NRC, spreading lies, stoking panic and weaponising insecurity for votes. They have turned constitutional democracy into a draconian law-regime, where people are made to doubt their own right to exist. This tragic death is the direct consequence of BJPâs venomous propaganda. Those who sit in Delhi and preach nationalism have pushed ordinary Indians to such despair that they are dying in their own land, fearing they will be declared âFOREIGNERSâ.
I demand that the Central Government stop this heartless game once and for all. Bengal will never allow NRC, and never allow anyone to strip our people of their dignity or belonging. Our soil belongs to Maa, Mati, Manush, not to those who thrive on hate. Let the Delhi Zamindars hear this loud and clear: Bengal will resist, Bengal will protect and Bengal will prevail.