Ram Navami Violence: Mahesh Jethmalani calls TMC the most dangerously communal party

Summary: 

• Mahesh Jethmalani calls TMC the most dangerously communal party
• Alleges loss of Sagardighi assembly by-poll spurred Mamata to incite violence against Hindus
• Claims CM Banerjee's "mollycoddling the Muslim vote bank" is the main cause of violence in the state
• Fresh incident of stone-pelting in Rishra town of Hooghly district leads to suspension of train service

New Delhi: BJP MP Mahesh Jethmalani has trained his guns at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the violence in the state during Ram Navami celebrations. Jethmalani, a senior advocate, has alleged that of all the 'pseudo-secular' parties, the "most dangerously communal" is the Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress.

Sagardighi assembly by-poll
Jethmalani has claimed that the loss of the Sagardighi assembly bypoll spurred Mamata to incite violence against Hindus during Ram Navami. "Not chastened by the SC transfer to the CBI of the horrendous post-poll violence cases, the mere loss of the Sagardighi assembly bypoll spurred Mamata to incite violence against Hindus during Ram Navami akin to her call to violence against BJP supporters after the 2021 Assembly," tweeted the Rajya Sabha MP.

Muslim vote bank and Mamata Banerjee
Jethmalani has accused CM Banerjee of "mollycoddling the Muslim vote bank" as the main cause of violence in the state. "The BJP were not provocateurs on Ram Navami: Mamata's ruthless quest to cling to power by mollycoddling her Muslim vote bank to any extent is the root cause of the continuing mayhem in W.Bengal. Pity the State," he tweeted.