A BJP leader's "Khalistani" slur towards a Sikh police officer in West Bengal sparked a political controversy. The IPS officer was preventing the leader from visiting Sandeshkhali in Dhamakhali. The confrontation was recorded and shared on social media.
The officer reacted sharply at the comment, saying, "Because I am wearing a turban, you're saying this. If I was not wearing a turban, would you have called me Khalistani? You can say what you want about the police, but you can't comment on my religion."
The police officer in the video is Jaspreet Singh, an IPS officer of the 2016 batch. He is currently posted as Special Superintendent (Intelligence Bureau) in West Bengal Police.
The West Bengal Police later confirmed on Tuesday that it was the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, the state's Leader of the Opposition, who hurled 바카라Khalistani바카라 slur at a Sikh police officer, adding that 바카라strict legal action바카라 is being initiated in the matter.
바카라We, the West Bengal police fraternity, are outraged to share this video, where one of our own officers was called 바카라Khalistani바카라 by the state's Leader of the Opposition. His 바카라fault바카라: He is both a proud Sikh, and a capable police officer who was trying to enforce the law,바카라 the police posted on X (previously Twitter).
The act, it said, was 바카라malicious,' 바카라racial바카라 and 'Communally inciting.
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Mamata Banerjee Reacted: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday shared a video of the incident and slammed the BJP.
The Chief Minister Posted: "Today, the BJP's divisive politics has shamelessly overstepped constitutional boundaries. As per BJP, every person wearing a turban is a Khalistani," Mamata Banerjee wrote on X.
"I VEHEMENTLY CONDEMN this audacious attempt to undermine the reputation of our SIKH BROTHERS & SISTERS, revered for their SACRIFICES and UNWAVERING DETERMINATION to our nation. We stand firm in protecting Bengal's social harmony and will take stern lawful measures to prevent any attempts to disrupt it."
The Congress also tweeted the video and said: 바카라Look at the degraded behaviour of BJP people. A police officer who served the country day and night was called a Khalistani because he wore a turban. This is a very degraded mentality.바카라
Mahua Moitra Reacted: TMC leader Mahua Moitra who was disqualified and expelled from the Lok Sabha on 8 December 2023 due to her connection with the "Cash for Query" took to X and wrote, 바카라This is what our country has been reduced to - where BJP leaders call serving police officers 바카라Khalistanis바카라!바카라
바카라Indians - please wake up. Ram Rajya won바카라t feed you, nor give you jobs, nor protect you from BJP바카라s hateful bigots. Vote them out.바카라
