Hindu activism no-no in Bengal…………….thus speak Islamists in Usthi

How poor Bengal is in each possible manner, all are united to save its secular credentials and Trinamool Congress and its Left handmaids have resolved to abet Islamic fundamentalists contrarily to save the state from Hindu ascension. Even though such posture has been in full wing for years, it got a new dimension with the savagery inflicted on Sri Pratap Hazra, Hindu youth living in Usthi in the South 24 Paraganas district of Bengal. 

On December 30, 2014, it was around 9 am when Sri Pratap Hazra reached the nearby market within the Usthi police station’s jurisdiction. Once Pratap parked his motorbike alongside the road to the market, two village/green policemen, named Makbul Sheikh and Soharab Sheikh, rushed to him and asked him rudely to relocate the bike. The instruction was enough to both astonish and annoy him and hence, he cited other bikes parked at the same spot. But this claim of his was refuted by a single statement of Makbul Sheikh, “These bikes do not belong to any Hindu activist” while Soharab Sheikh went on abusing Hindus. As soon as Pratap protested, both of them pounced down on him (in broad daylight) and dragged him to the other side of the road forcefully. The Sub-inspector of local police station was informed before long. He appeared there soon and asked both Makbul and Soharab to release Pratap. But this instruction got unheeded and they went on beating him. The torture stopped only when Pratap geared up to save his own life. The self-defence proved to be difficult for Makbul and Soharab to break.

The entire development infuriated local Hindus who resorted to fiery protests and blocking the thoroughfare for almost 3 hours at a stretch. With each moment it passed, the situation worsened making the Officer-in-Charge of Usthi police station get involved. Despite his request to call off, the blockade continued and all these led to the intervention of Mr. Laltu Halder, DSP, Falta and with his assurance of adopting stringent measures against said culprits or two village policemen, the barricade was shelved.

However, the verbal commitment of DSP is yet to materialize. Meanwhile, it has been learnt, Khaliquzzaman, a police officer having utmost infamy for his partisan views, has had a meeting with both Makbul and Soharab and a few Islamists in the vicinity to teach Pratap Hazra a new lesson. What’s more, local Trinamool Congress leadership has termed the incident as a nasty design of BJP to spoil communal harmony in the area and has sprung into action.