BJP cries foul after car vandalised in Kolkata, cops ask people not to pay heed to rumours

Kolkata: Though Ram Navami was celebrated in West Bengal by and large peacefully, the state BJP chief, Sukanta Majumdar, alleged that a car carrying saffron flags was vandalised by some miscreants at the Park Circus area in Kolkata.

“As the Ram Navami procession returned, Hindu devotees were savagely attacked in Kolkata’s Park Circus Seven Point area. Stones rained down on vehicles just for carrying saffron flags. Windshields shattered. Chaos unleashed,” Majumdar alleged.

“This wasn’t random – it was targeted violence. And, where were the police? Right there. Watching. Silent. Spineless. The very force handpicked by @MamataOfficial – completely paralyzed by her politics of appeasement. Not one step taken to protect innocent Hindus.”

The Kolkata Police, however, said that no permission for the Ram Navami procession in Park Circus was granted, and no such procession had taken place in the area.

“Upon receiving information about damage to a vehicle, police intervened promptly to restore order. A case is being registered to investigate the matter. Public is advised not to heed any rumours,” Kolkata Police posted on X.