Kolkata, June 30: The BJP and the CPI(M) alleged that a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongman in Chopra (community development block) in Uttar Dinajpur identified as Tajmul Haque alias 'JCB' flogged a woman and a man out in the open even as people looked on. Shockingly, some from the crowd even partook in "punishing" the victims, taking the law into their hands. A video of the disturbing incident was shared by BJP's Amit Malviya and Left's Mohammed Salim who condemned the incident, questioning the safety of women under the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal.
Disturbing Video
The disturbing video shows a man brutally thrashing a woman openly in the public using a stick. He whacks her multiple times. The assault is so brutal that the woman is hardly conscious and has no strength to even resist the blows. The woman is also dragged by her hair by the local TMC worker, shows the video. The woman screams for help but her cries go unanswered and the crowd tacitly supports the TMC man assaulting her.
After beating the woman mercilessly, the alleged TMC local leader nicknamed 'JCB', identified as Tajmul by the CPI(M) state secretary, assaults and hits a man who was thrashed along with the woman. Even as the man is lying on the ground due to the brutal beating, a few men from the crowd make him sit on his knees so that the local TMC leader can continue to thrash him.
Even the woman who is hardly conscious, is pulled by another person in the crowd. Both the victims, the man and the woman, are seen lying out in the open, surrounded by the crowd, hardly conscious after the assault.
BJP Reacts To The Video
"This is the ugly face of Mamata Banerjee’s rule in West Bengal. The guy in the video, who is beating up a woman mercilessly, is Tajemul (popular as JCB in the area). He is famous for giving quick justice through his ‘insaf’ sabha and is a close associate of Chopra MLA Hamidur Rahaman," posted Amit Malviya on X, targetting the Mamata Banerjee government over the incident.
CPI(M) West Bengal State Secretary and former Member of Parliament, Mohammed Salim, also took to X and criticised Mamata's TMC government in the state over the incident, calling it worst than "Kangaroo Court."
The TMC leader seen flogging the woman and the man in the open was arrested on Sunday evening after the video caused massive outrage.
Meanwhile, in another incident of political violence in West Bengal, the National Commission for Women demanded action after the brutal attack on Rosonara Khatun in West Bengal. The incident raised concerns over political violence and women's safety in the region, amidst accusations between TMC and BJP regarding the Sandeshkhali violence.
