On Tuesday (13th August), the West Bengal unit of the BJP shared a video of a Hindu man who was reportedly attacked by a frenzied Muslim mob for responding to ‘Salam Alaikum’ with ‘Jai Shri Ram.’
The incident took place in Ward No.5 of Paik Para in the Nimta locality of Kolkata. While speaking about the matter, the victim Biswajit Mondal narrated, “At 9 pm yesterday, an elderly Muslim man was passing by my house. He greeted me with ‘Salam Alaikum’. I responded with ‘Jai Shri Ram.'”
“Because I said ‘Jai Shri Ram’, a mob of 150-200 Rohingyas and Bangladeshi jihadis laid siege at my house. They broke into the building and ransacked the place. They vandalised the doors, almirahs and even the idol of Lord Hanuman. You can see that the nose of the idol has been broken,” he recounted.
Biswajit Mondal, a resident of Nimta Paikpara's Ward 5, had his house vandalized by 150-200 Rohingyas who entered his home, broke his belongings, and broke his idols. What was his crime? When a Muslim person greeted him with "Salalam Alaikum", he replied with "Jai Shri Ram".… pic.twitter.com/xgolb5iFpz
— BJP West Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) August 13, 2024
“They left us in a bloodied state. Even my wife was assaulted,” he narrated. The victim’s wife said that she pleaded with the Muslim men to spare her but they did not budge.
“They also touched me inappropriately. They told me that if we wanted to stay alive, then, we would have to leave this place. They threatened that they wouldn’t allow us to live here peacefully. We would come later in the night, they warned,” she continued.
“Despite being a Hindu, I bowed down at the feet of 10-12 Muslims and pleaded with them to not beat us anymore. They did not listen to me despite telling them that I was like their sister,” the woman added.
According to the victims, the Muslim mob was equipped with whips, which they used indiscriminately against the Hindu man. Biswajit Mandal is a member of the BJP and contested the panchayat elections.
“I am a kattar Hindu but I have not been taught to hate Muslims,” he was heard saying in the video shared by BJP Bengal.
