The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and a senior Bengal cabinet minister have condemned the back-to-back vandalism at Left book stalls by alleged Right-wing groups in West Bengal.
“The RSS never supports such vandalism and destruction of books. We condemn such acts of cowardice. Bengal finance minister Swapan Dasgupta also condemned the vandalism.
All people have the right to express views,” said Jishnu Basu, prachar pramukh of the RSS’s east zonal unit.
“Jishnu Basu and Swapan Dasgupta are trying to be naive. These acts of vandalism started under the patronage of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “How dare they carry out vandalism in our name! The police did not comment on the allegation.
Because of their atheist beliefs, adhikari had said in the legislative assembly on September 10 that he would ask community Durga Puja committees to allow CPI(M) and other Left book stalls near their pandals only if the parties referred to the festival as Durga Puja instead of Sharodotsav (autumn festival), a term Bengal’s communists have traditionally used.
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said in the assembly that he would not allow these book stalls unless we met his conditions,” Chakraborty said. Dasgupta said. BJP spokesperson Sayantan Basu said, “The BJP is not involved in any of these incidents.
All India Trinamool Congress legislator Kunal Ghosh visited the Jadavpur stall on Sunday to express solidarity and bought a book on CPI(M) veteran and Left Front chairman Biman Bose.
