“Bengal Violence should be a National Concern”

Violence in West Bengal is not just a matter of Bengal, it is and should be a matter of concern for the whole country. Its a dangerous precedent for our democracy and such a trend can spread to any corner of the country,” said RSS Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar at the launch of Democracy Under Seize: Ballot, Bullet and Blood in Delhi on August 24.

The book documents the horrors of persecution and political violence unleashed by TMC in the aftermath of the ruling party winning the West Bengal Assembly elections in 2021.

Addressing the gathering at the book launch Ambekaji said that when disturbances are taking place in a State, the State administration should intervene strongly, but if those in power for their own selfish reasons remain silent, then it does not remain a matter of that State. In such a situation, the whole country has to raise its voice. It is necessary to send a message to the anarchist forces that this will not work in the country.

Sunil Ambekar said that the incidents in West Bengal, before and after the elections, put a question mark on the unity, integrity, democracy and security of our country. We need to empathise with the pain and emotions of the victims of violence in Bengal. It is natural to be worried and angry that such incidents are happening in the country in today’s time.

Sunil Ambekar also appreciated the authors Shivam Raghuwanshi and Shubham Tiwari for bringing out the pain of victims in front of public.

The Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh said that when the infiltrators entered Assam and the movement started, then some people thought that this was a problem of the State. But, this crisis is not only of Assam, if this crisis is not stopped then there will be a crisis in the country. Everyone is experiencing this fact today.

“When we are marching ahead, and if someone tries to hold back our progress, resolve and dreams, then it is necessary to send a message by the entire society to such powers that this will not work in the country”, he said.

Sankrant Sanu, founder of Garuda Prakashan and publisher of the book, said, “This kind of violence with support of the State dispensation is often buried and takes years to shift through and document. The young authors have documented living history with on-ground fieldwork, an effort as inspirational as the events are tragic.”