Venugopal writes to Shah, Adhikari over alleged attack on Christian families in Bengal; demand action
Public Accounts Committee chairman says the incident in Patlapur village, where three Christian families were allegedly assaulted, humiliated and coerced to renounce their faith, is deeply disturbing
K.C. Venugopal, Congress General Secretary and Public Accounts Committee chairman, has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari over alleged attacks on three Christian families in Patlapur village, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The incident, which allegedly took place over three days from October 18 to 20 during Durga Puja festivities, involved a group of persons associated with the Bajrang Dal assaulting the families, stripping them, and threatening them with rape and abduction.
The families claim that even after making a complaint to the police, effective action was not taken immediately. Venugopal emphasizes that forcing anyone to abandon their faith under threat of violence is an assault on the Constitution itself and urges the authorities to take strict action against the perpetrators, invoking the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
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