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Bengal BJP Leaders Condemn Attacks On CPI(M) Book Stalls During Durga Puja
- •West Bengal BJP unit condemned the alleged vandalism of CPI(M) book stalls during Durga Puja across the state.
- •BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya stated the party does not endorse destroying book stalls and blamed former TMC and CPI(M) members for the acts.
- •Senior BJP leader Swapan Dasgupta strongly condemned the incidents, expressing deep shame over the destruction of books.
- •Left leaders including Debashish Chakraborty and Ritabrata Banerjee criticized the attacks as an assault on ideas and knowledge.
- •The CPI(M) has also challenged alleged attempts to prevent them from setting up stalls in the Calcutta High Court.
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West Bengal BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya and senior leader Swapan Dasgupta strongly condemned the vandalism of CPI(M) book stalls during Durga Puja. Bhattacharya stated that true BJP members were not involved and warned that action would be taken against anyone responsible, while Dasgupta expressed shame over the destruction.
The CPI(M) and Left parties accused BJP supporters of involvement in the vandalism, obstruction, and damage to book stalls across various locations like Jadavpur, Barasat, Dhakuria, and Howrah. However, BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya claimed that those responsible were individuals who previously left the CPI(M) to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and were now trying to associate with the BJP.
The controversy reached the Calcutta High Court after the CPI(M) challenged alleged attempts to prevent them from setting up book stalls during the festival. Additionally, the Calcutta High Court's single bench granted permission for CPI(M) book stalls to open in Bongaon with police security, though the state government decided to challenge this directive in a division bench.
