Suvendu Adhikari Shares Video Of Palestine Flag At 'Religious Rally' In Bengal, Demands Police Action

Suvendu Adhikari has alleged that a Palestinian flag was raised at a religious procession in Murshidabad, calling for police action against those involved.

West Bengal Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday shared a video of a Palestinian flag purportedly being raised at a religious procession in the Murshidabad district. He also called on the police to take "appropriate action" against "such anti-national elements who "waved the flag of a foreign country on Indian soil".

The authenticity of the video, however, could not be independently verified.

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Sharing the clip on X, Suvendu Adhikari said: Tonight, the Palestinian flag is being waved in a religious procession in Berhampore, Murshidabad District. The perpetrators seem to be emboldened by AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi's 'Jai Palestine' slogan during his Oath on the floor of the Lok Sabha."

Asaduddin Owaisi last month concluded his oath as a member of the Lok Sabha by hailing the conflict-hit West Asian nation, with the words: "Jai Bhim, Jai Meem, Jai Telangana". His remarks were later expunged.

News agency PTI quoted a senior police officer from Murshidabad as saying that they had not received a formal complaint in the matter either. The police are, however, probing the matter.

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Suvendu Adhikari uploaded the video purportedly from Murshidabad on a day when his remarks on minorities sparked a controversy. At the BJP's State Working Committee meeting, Suvendu Adhikari said: "I have talked about nationalist Muslims. You, too, have talked about 'sabka sath, sabka vikaas'. But no more. We shall stand by those who stand by us... No need for a minority front."

Suvendu Adhikari accused TMC MLA Saokat Molla of preventing Hindus in South 24 Parganas's Bhangar from voting. "Bhangar has been turned to Islamabad," he said. He also said: "Jihadis won't let me vote in the 2026 [assembly] elections because I am a Hindu." However, he later said that his remarks were misconstrued.