BJP Denies Khalistani Slur Charge, Says Bengal Cops Trinamool's "Doormats"
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Accusing the officer of violating the Calcutta High Court order that allowed Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali, BJP alleged that Bengal police was "more interested in being a political player than policing".
The BJP has come out strongly against allegations that its Bengal leader Suvendu Adhikari used "Khalistani" slur against a Sikh IPS officer during a face-off between BJP workers and police near Sandeshkhali island. We, the people of Bengal are equally outraged to see that @WBPolice, which should be acting as custodians of law and order in the state, have reduced themselves to being doormats of the ruling TMC.Since WB Police is talking about capability, do we need to remind that had the… https://t.co/EbBC5VSmFnpic.twitter.com/1iskZ0QGbr We, the West Bengal Police fraternity, are outraged to share this video, where one of our own officers was called ‘Khalistani' by the state's Leader of the Opposition. His ‘fault': he is both a proud Sikh, and a capable police officer who was trying to enforce the law…(1/3) Today, the BJP's divisive politics has shamelessly overstepped constitutional boundaries. As per @BJP4India every person wearing a TURBAN is a KHALISTANI.I VEHEMENTLY CONDEMN this audacious attempt to undermine the reputation of our SIKH BROTHERS & SISTERS, revered for their… pic.twitter.com/toYs8LhiuU अपना ‘राजनीतिक बाज़ार' सजाने के लिए भाजपा द्वारा की गई ‘नफरत की खेती' का ज़हर समाज में फैल चुका है।इस ज़हर से अंधे हो चुके लोग न किसान देख रहे हैं, न जवान और न ही खाकी का सम्मान।देश IPS जसप्रीत सिंह के साथ है। https://t.co/iL6QnQEmin The intentional character assassination of a Sikh IPS officer S. Jaspreet Singh by the BJP leaders in West Bengal is highly condemnable. Leaders who have such thinking in the country should never forget that Sikhs have made the most sacrifices for the freedom and protection of… pic.twitter.com/MsKr9BLYgu
Accusing the officer, Jaspeet Singh, of violating the Calcutta High Court order that allowed Mr Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali, the state BJP alleged that Bengal police was "more interested in being a political player than policing". Mr Adhikari alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress cooked up the issue to divert attention from Sandeshkhali.
The face-off took place when Mr Adhikari, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, was on his way to Sandeshkhali, which has hit headlines amid allegations of land grab and extortion against local Trinamool leaders. The BJP has also alleged that the aides of Trinamool strongman Sheikh Shahjahan had sexually harassed woman.
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