Bishalgarh, 19 Oct 2022: Political tension still prevailing in Bishalgarh Routhkhala area. Attacks, counter-attacks, petrol bombs, and flashes of weapons continued throughout the night. The attack was carried out at the house of Gopal Saha, the booth president of the BJP party in the area, and the other who newly joined the Congress party. The fire was thrown at Rabindra Sarkar’s betel shop. The locals resisted and set fire to three bikes and a scooty of the miscreants who came to attack. The incident occurred in Routkhala area under Bishalgarh police station.
According to the details of the incident, last Monday evening, a group of BJP workers led by Youth Morcha Sipahijala North District Secretary Saikat Saha issued forced instructions to shut down shops of Rabindra Sarkar and Sajal Sarkar in Bypass Choumuhani area of North Rautkhla area, and allegedly threatened the opposition party workers in the area.
But the BJP youth leader alleged that the local Congress and CPIM workers attacked them when they went to Rautkhala area for the party program. BJP workers somehow managed to return from the spot. A lot of tension was created in the area based on the incident.
The day after this incident i.e, on Tuesday night, there was a fiery situation in the whole area. A group of miscreants attacked the house of Gopal Saha, the local booth president of the BJP party that night. Gopal Saha’s mother complained that a group of miscreants suddenly came at the gate of their house at night and attacked them with sharp weapons, iron rods, and sticks. But when the locals put up resistance, the miscreants escaped leaving three bikes and a scooty at the spot. Later, the heated mob set fire to the bikes and scooties left behind by the miscreants. It may be noted that BJP booth president Gopal Saha attended the Congress party meeting in Durganagar area on Monday afternoon.
On the other hand, Ravindra Sarkar, the owner of the burnt shop, alleged that a group of BJP workers led by Yuva Morcha district secretary Saikat Saha ordered him to close his shop on Monday evening, and issued these forced instructions without talking to them. Later, the shop owner Rabindra Sarkar opened his shop when the sub-divisional police official assured him to open the shop. But he alleged that miscreants set fire to his shop around 4 am on Wednesday. Shop owner Ravindra Sarkar alleged that the incident of the fire connection was done under the leadership of the BJP Youth Morcha leader.
Bishalgarh still has a heated situation due to political violence. The situation is out of control despite the deployment of TSR and central paramilitary forces in large numbers in the area. The well-intentioned community of the area is demanding the high-level intervention of the district administration to calm the chaotic environment.
🟥 By Asish Miyan, Correspondent
