Deganga: The deployment of Army in violence-hit Deganga in North 24-Parganas has not yet succeeded in defusing the situation. Attacks continued on Wednesday morning despite the Army and state forces’ presence on Taki Road, which passes through the area. Around 23 houses were ransacked by attackers near Salimpukur and Hospital area, off Taki Road. The victims have taken shelter at nearby Kartikpur. The officer-in-charge of Deganga police station, Arup Ghosh, was injured during brickbatting by a mob. Women from the area held a demonstration outside Deganga police station, demanding security. Seven people were arrested till the evening. Prodded by chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, three state ministers — Asim Dasgupta, Ranjit Kundu and Mortaza Hossain — visited Deganga in the evening and held a meeting with district officials and Army officers. Dasgupta announced compensation for those who lost their homes and shops in the violence. Senior BJP leader L K Advani spoke to Union Home minister P Chidambaram over the situation at Deganga. A team of BJP leaders will visit the area on Thursday, it was learned. Two more areas — Barasat’s Golabari and Berachampa — came under the purview of Section 144, even as the armed forces moved around to establish their control in the territory. Police opened fire and hurled tear gas shells at Gambhirgachhi to disperse a mob. EFR jawans were deployed at Beliagh
Re: SECULAR MEDIA SILENT ON DEGANGA RIOTS........WHY.....
by BHARATIYAN on Sep 09, 2010 03:34 PM
oday protesters of various pro-Hindu groups including HINDU SAMHATI demonstrated in various places in south Bengal on DEGANGA ISSUE.
In the morning Mr. Tathgata Roy, State BJP leader proceeded towards Deganga with some other Hindu leaders. Ultimately they reached Deganga Police Station in the afternoon.
However, it was reported that Mr. Roy met Mr. Sanjay Mukherjee, IG and Mr. Rahul Srivastava, IPS , Superintendent of Police, North 24 Pgs and for a dialogue about the peace process and to rescue the severely affected Hindus of KARTICKPUR, BISWANATHPUR, KHEJURDANGA KARMAKAR PARA and other places of DEGANGA AREA.
But when the BJP supporters started a demonstration at Vijoy Cinema Hall near Barasat Champadali Crossing to protest the persecution and torture upon Hindus even in the presence of Army at Deganga area, Police from Barasat P.S. came and severely lathi-charged the protesters to disperse them . Before that the Muslims from nearby areas tried to dismantle the peaceful demonstration with heavy brick-baiting. After that some 10/12 Muslim youth attacked the common Hindu people near Haritala and broke some shops there.
Afterward, at 9.00pm a Muslim mob came from Peergacha area of Barasat Town and vandalized some shops at K.B. Bose Rd. and threatened to come back with dire consequences to vacate all Hindus from there just after Ramzan and Idd. One shop named M/S Chowdhury Jewellers at K.B. Bose was severely damaged, as reports came in from various sources.
