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Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal Reminiscent Of Partition Days: JP Nadda Over Killings Of BJP Workers

West Bengal Polls 2021: BJP national president JP Nadda said that he had never seen such intolerance after results of a poll in independent India. 

BJP national president JP Nadda, who arrived in Kolkata on Tuesday to meet the families of violence-affected BJP workers and supporters in West Bengal, launched a sharp attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). He said that he had never seen such intolerance after results of a poll in independent India. 

"The incidents which we saw after the results of the West Bengal poll shock us and make us worried. I had heard of such incidents during India's partition. We had never seen such intolerance after the results of a poll, in independent India," he said.

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"We are committed to fighting this ideological battle and the activities of TMC which is full of intolerance. We are ready to fight democratically," Nadda added.

Nadda said he will meet families of BJP workers "killed" in post-poll violence in South 24 Parganas district and speak to their kin.

"We want to give this message that crores of BJP workers across the country are with them," he said.

Earlier today, Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday spoke to West Bengal Governor Jagdeep, expressing serious anguish and concern at alarmingly worrisome law and order situation in West Bengal.

“PM called and expressed his serious anguish and concern at alarmingly worrisome law & order situation @MamataOfficial I share grave concerns @PMOIndia given that violence vandalism, arson. loot and killings continue unabated. Concerned must act in overdrive to restore order,” he posted.

The West Bengal Governor, who shared this information on Twitter, said all “concerned must act in overdrive to restore order”.

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