Political temperature rises due to ‘Khalistani’ remark against IPS officer, protests intensify across Bengal

The controversy over West Bengal BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari’s ‘Khalistani’ remarks allegedly made by a Sikh IPS officer turned into a major political controversy on Wednesday, triggering a heated exchange between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the opposition BJP. Went. A series of protests across the state.

Around 200 members of the Sikh community demonstrated outside the BJP office in Kolkata and expressed their support to IPS officer Jaspreet Singh, who claimed that the officer, the leader of opposition in the state assembly, had used the word ‘Khalistani’ against him. On Tuesday, the police stopped him on the way to Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district.

Adhikari, along with BJP leader Agnimitra Paul, had argued that Singh was not fulfilling his duties, while rejecting the allegation that anyone in the party had called him a ‘Khalistani’.

The situation quickly escalated into a major political controversy as the TMC accused the BJP of religious intolerance, while the saffron camp accused West Bengal’s ruling party of attempting to divert attention from the Sandeshkhali issue, which has forced the state to face land allegation. Is embroiled in controversy regarding. Capture and sexual exploitation by local TMC leaders.

Addressing a gathering in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, “A Punjabi officer was called a Khalistani.” how dare you? If you see a Muslim officer, you call him a Pakistani. I have been called such names again and again by BJP. You (BJP) are a stain on West Bengal. You have embarrassed West Bengal.” She was probably referring to such Urdu words as uncle And PhoopiWhich means maternal aunt and uncle respectively.