“Barbaric Therapy” By Bengal Police: Ravi Shankar Prasad On Violence In Kolkata

New Delhi:

Strongly condemning the “barbaric remedy” by the West Bengal police in direction of the BJP employees throughout their “Nabanna Chalo” protest on Thursday, Union Regulation Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad alleged that he acquired to know that the water sprayed on them was laced with chemical compounds.

“Round one lakh BJP members took out a march in direction of the state secretariat in opposition to the spate of current political killings in Bengal. However police used barbaric drive with lathi-charge and water cannons to cease them, due to which 1,500 have been injured,” the minister stated throughout a press convention in the present day.

“I used to be informed that the water sprayed on the BJP march was laced with chemical compounds as a result of many began vomiting,” Mr Prasad stated.

The union minister stated that amongst these injured included many senior leaders like nationwide secretary Arvind Menon, state vice-president Raju Banerjee who needed to be hospitalised; north Kolkata president Shivaji Sinha Roy who was hit on the pinnacle and youth wing president Tejasvi Surya who was manhandled. He additionally stated that many ladies protestors had been misbehaved with. Stating that the BJP doesn’t consider in violence, he stated that peaceable protest is “our proper”.

“The BJP assures the individuals of Bengal that the occasion will proceed to talk up for the residents’ democratic rights peacefully. We are going to carry a few change in Bengal because the residents are craving for a change and that’s the reason the federal government is creating an environment of concern, placing stress on the opposition.”

“We wish to humbly inform Mamataji and the West Bengal authorities that in the event you suppose which you can cease the BJP with baton and barbaric police extra, you will not achieve success. The BJP strongly condemns this barbaric remedy by the Bengal police of senior leaders of the occasion,” he added.