Minorities’ Frame Seeks File From Bengal On Turban Controversy
Senior officers of the state govt declined to remark at the factor (Report)
Kolkata:
The Nationwide Fee for Minorities (NCM) has sought a file from West Bengal govt throughout the subsequent 15 days at the factor of the turban of a Sikh being allegedly pulled off by way of the state police all over a political rally closing week, resources in NCM stated.
In a letter to West Bengal Leader secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay and DGP of the state police, the NCM stated the fee had gained a criticism from Tajinder Friend Singh Bagga, a senior chief of Delhi BJP unit, at the alleged pulling off of the turban of a Sikh non-public safety officer on October 8.
“The undersigned is directed to request you to ship a file on this topic inside of 15 days in order that the topic may well be positioned sooner than the fee for its attention,” the letter signed by way of the joint secretary of NCM, D E Richards stated.
Senior officers of the state govt declined to remark at the factor.
An issue had erupted on Thursday after the West Bengal police allegedly assaulted a Sikh and pulled his turban all over a BJP rally in Howrah.
The police had stated that the person, known as Balwinder Singh was once sporting a firearm all over BJP’s march to the state secretariat on October Eight and that his headgear “had fallen off mechanically within the scuffle that ensued”.
The BJP has accused the Trinamool Congress govt within the state of wounding the feelings of the Sikhs.
The TMC in its flip has had dubbed the allegations as “baseless” and stated accused the BJP, which it has criticised on a variety of events on quite a lot of problems, of “looking to communalise the problem”.
