The automobile of Hansda, which was within the convoy, was broken within the assault. (Image: ANI)
Abhishek, a Z-plus protectee, led a roadshow in Jhargram’s Binpur and Gopiballavpur as a part of his Trinamooley Nabojowar (new wave in Trinamool) marketing campaign
West Bengal minister Birbaha Hansda’s automobile was attacked in Paschim Medinipur district on Friday as members of the Kurmi neighborhood allegedly hurled stones at senior TMC chief Abhishek Banerjee’s convoy, during which she was travelling, officers mentioned.
The incident occurred in Salboni the place Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to attend a celebration programme on Saturday.
West Bengal | Supporters of the Kurmi tribe attacked the convoy of state minister Birbaha Hansda in Jhargram. Stones have been pelted on the convoy of the minister after TMC chief Abhishek Banerjee’s convoy handed from the world. Further particulars awaited. pic.twitter.com/MddMKr6C4q— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2023
Abhishek, a Z-plus protectee, led a roadshow in Jhargram’s Binpur and Gopiballavpur as a part of his Trinamooley Nabojowar (new wave in Trinamool) marketing campaign. Following the rally, he was travelling via Salboni when members of the Kurmi neighborhood, who’re protesting demanding ST standing, gathered on either side of the highway, a celebration chief mentioned.
As his automotive moved forward, they allegedly began throwing stones on the roadshow. “The automobile of Hansda, which was within the convoy, was broken within the assault,” the chief mentioned.
An enormous police contingent was rushed to the spot to regulate the state of affairs, officers mentioned.
It couldn’t be instantly recognized if anybody was arrested.
Condemning the incident, Hansda mentioned violence can by no means be the type of a democratic protest.
“This can by no means be a struggle for the rights of a neighborhood. All those that have thrown stones are outsiders, and are utilizing the garb of being members of a selected neighborhood to justify the violence,” she added.
Members of the Kurmi neighborhood had met Banerjee in Bankura on Tuesday, and urged him to look into their demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing.
The TMC MP from Diamond Harbour gave them a affected person listening to and mentioned it was justified to conduct democratic protests to press for his or her calls for.
Last week, BJP nationwide vice-president Dilip Ghosh’s home in Paschim Medinipur’s Kharagpur was vandalised allegedly by members of a Kurmi outfit over his feedback towards the neighborhood.
“The TMC has been fanning this motion. When my home was attacked that they had cherished it, now they’re on the receiving finish,” Ghosh mentioned.
The Kurmi neighborhood, which is classed as OBC at current, protested for days in April in several districts of the state, together with Dakshin Dinajpur, Purulia, Jhargram and Paschim Medinipur, demanding ST standing.
CPI(M) chief Sujan Chakraborty mentioned the TMC management ought to do some soul-searching as to why such protests are going down within the state.
He alleged that persons are indignant over a number of points.
“It is unlucky that such protests are occurring regardless of enormous safety preparations,” he mentioned.
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