As a result of the Sagardighi bypoll defeat, the ruling Trinamool Congress has increased its outreach to Muslims at the same time that widespread communal violence has spread throughout West Bengal. While Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was participating in a well-publicized dharna against the BJP-ruled Centre, the incidents erupted around Ram Navami, drawing attention away from her campaign accusing the Centre of withholding funds from Bengal and using investigative agencies to target its leaders.
The BJP and TMC traded accusations about who was to blame for the violence, with the BJP claiming that the state administration shown “selective (anti-Hindu) bias” in how it handled the crisis.”They (BJP leaders) have hired thugs from outside the state to plan violence against different religious groups. Although their parade has not been stopped, they do not have the right to march while brandishing swords and bulldozers. How did they have the gall to carry this out in Howrah? Routes have been altered “to specifically target and attack one group,” Mamata stated, adding that.
However, the West Bengal government has also come under fire for being ill-prepared considering that at least one of the violent locations, Howrah, had had comparable disturbances on Ram Navami the previous year and had been allegedly tense since.The chief minister had issued a warning a day before the celebration, saying that any form of inciting to hatred in the name of “Ram Navami” would not be accepted.
The TMC will be hurt by a decline in the minority vote in addition to the harm caused by allegations of corruption and legal actions against its leaders. A separate development board for minorities has been announced by Mamata in response to the party’s loss in the minority-dominated Sagardighi byelection, which it had long held.