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The BJP chief known as the West Bengal police, beneath Mamata Banerjee, “worse than Hitler’s Gestapo”.
BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya | File Picture/ANI
Within the wake of the Murshidabad riots, by which Harogobind Das and his son Chandan Das had been killed, the alleged inaction of West Bengal police has sparked widespread outrage.
The violence erupted in components of Murshidabad, together with Shamsherganj, Dhulian, Suti, and Jangipur, in April throughout protests over the newly enacted Waqf (Modification) Act.
BJP IT Cell Chief Amit Malviya on Sunday alleged that the victims’ household, who remains to be reeling from the loss, confronted additional harassment when the police, seemingly trying to cowl their tracks, took sudden motion primarily based on unverified claims.
The BJP chief known as the West Bengal police, beneath Mamata Banerjee, “worse than Hitler’s Gestapo”, including that the police “attempted to forcibly take the family back to Murshidabad” who took refuge in a rented house 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.
West Bengal police, beneath Mamata Banerjee, is worse than Hitler’s Gestapo.In Murshidabad, beneath the very nostril of the administration, Harogobind Das and his son Chandan Das had been brutally killed in an anti-Hindu riot. Fearing for his or her lives, their surviving relations took… pic.twitter.com/QD06aVKHun
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) Might 4, 2025
“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 details about the incident, the BJP leaders and authorized representatives rushed to the placement.
Malviya mentioned that the police rapidly 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 mentioned that it’s the BJP alone that “continues to stand with persecuted Hindus” throughout West Bengal.
Suvendu Adhikari Slams West Bengal Govt
Chief of Opposition and BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari mentioned that the West Bengal authorities have to be held accountable for failing to make sure the protection and dignity of all residents, significantly these traumatised by selective focused 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 visitor home the place the grieving household was staying, allegedly by the Kolkata police and mentioned, “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 the very least three individuals, left dozens injured, and broken over 100 homes, as per official estimates. The state of affairs prompted a state-wide safety assessment, with over 300 arrests and the formation of a Particular Investigation Workforce to probe the incidents.
