<p>In a bid to make post-poll violence in West Bengal a national issue, state BJP on Tuesday declared that it will hold a dharna at Rajghat in Delhi on July 21.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters at the state BJP headquarters in Kolkata, state BJP spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya said the dharna will be led by state BJP president Dilip Ghosh while party workers will hold protest demonstrations across West Bengal.</p>.<p>“BJP will pay homage to the martyrs who lost their lives in post-poll violence in Bengal. State BJP president Dilip Ghosh will lead the dharna in Delhi and party workers will agitate across the state,” said Bhattacharya.</p>.<p>He further alleged that at least 20,000 BJP workers have been rendered homeless due to post-poll violence in West Bengal unleashed by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). Bhattacharya welcomed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) report on post-poll violence in the state stating that it revealed “the ground-level situation” in Bengal.</p>.<p>Interestingly, the TMC observes July 21 as Martyrs Day every year, paying homage to Youth Congress workers who were killed in police firing in 1993 during the Left Front era. The Youth Congress workers, led by Mamata Banerjee, were holding a march to the Writers Building, the State Secretariat at that time. Mamata was the Youth Congress president when the incident took place.</p>.<p>The NHRC recently submitted a scathing report on post-poll violence to the Calcutta High Court stating that “rule of the ruler” was prevailing in the state instead of rule of the law. Not only did it allege complicity between the police and perpetrators of violence but also stated that the current situation in the state shows “abject failure of the State Government.”</p>.<p>The TMC, however, alleged that the NHRC report was politically motivated and the Chief Minister accused the institution of submitting a distorted report.</p>
<p>In a bid to make post-poll violence in West Bengal a national issue, state BJP on Tuesday declared that it will hold a dharna at Rajghat in Delhi on July 21.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters at the state BJP headquarters in Kolkata, state BJP spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya said the dharna will be led by state BJP president Dilip Ghosh while party workers will hold protest demonstrations across West Bengal.</p>.<p>“BJP will pay homage to the martyrs who lost their lives in post-poll violence in Bengal. State BJP president Dilip Ghosh will lead the dharna in Delhi and party workers will agitate across the state,” said Bhattacharya.</p>.<p>He further alleged that at least 20,000 BJP workers have been rendered homeless due to post-poll violence in West Bengal unleashed by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). Bhattacharya welcomed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) report on post-poll violence in the state stating that it revealed “the ground-level situation” in Bengal.</p>.<p>Interestingly, the TMC observes July 21 as Martyrs Day every year, paying homage to Youth Congress workers who were killed in police firing in 1993 during the Left Front era. The Youth Congress workers, led by Mamata Banerjee, were holding a march to the Writers Building, the State Secretariat at that time. Mamata was the Youth Congress president when the incident took place.</p>.<p>The NHRC recently submitted a scathing report on post-poll violence to the Calcutta High Court stating that “rule of the ruler” was prevailing in the state instead of rule of the law. Not only did it allege complicity between the police and perpetrators of violence but also stated that the current situation in the state shows “abject failure of the State Government.”</p>.<p>The TMC, however, alleged that the NHRC report was politically motivated and the Chief Minister accused the institution of submitting a distorted report.</p>
