Recording the incident on her mobile phone, Mukherjee questioned those gathered and demanded the arrest of those responsible. “Montu Miyan — his family fears he was murdered. Sitalkuchi police station refused to register a complaint ever since his body was found. There is no clarity on how the post-mortem was conducted,” she said.
She accused the BJP of resorting to intimidation even as families waited for justice. “And in the midst of all this, we witness this uncivilised behaviour by the BJP. Is this what passes for governance in West Bengal?” she asked.
The CPI(M), the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and other Left organisations have simultaneously expanded protests across the state over the Baruipur case and a series of other incidents, organising demonstrations in multiple districts demanding justice, police accountability and improved law and order.
CPI(M) state secretary Mohammad Salim accused both the police and the BJP government of failing to deliver the change they had promised. “The chief minister makes grand announcements every day, yet the Baruipur incident has exposed the police’s utter inaction. When the family filed a missing person report, the police failed to treat it with the seriousness it deserved,” he said.
Salim argued that the problem lay not with the law but with its implementation, alleging that political patronage for criminals had merely changed hands.
“The Trinamool used to stop the opposition with guns and pistols, whereas the BJP is now deploying ‘egg-missiles’. But this will yield no results. By laying siege to the DSP’s office, our comrades have compelled the authorities to arrest the culprits,” he said.
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