OPINION: Can’t deal with an emotional issue with lathis, bullets!

With President Droupadi Murmu expressing her reaction over the Kolkata medic rape-murder incident as “dismayed and horrified”, it is time for all political parties to cool down tempers and take stock of the situation. But Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, facing flak due to violence during protests, is unrelenting. On Wednesday, Mamata Banerjee named Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said, “if Bengal is allowed to burn, Delhi, Bihar, UP, Odisha and Northeast will also burn”.  There were incidents of firing and bomb-throwing during BJP’s 12-hour Bengal Bandh call today, while student protesters during their ‘Nabanna March’ had to face lathicharge and tear gas shells on Tuesday. Whatever happened in Kolkata on Tuesday, is not good for democracy. I remember, during Left Front rule, Mamata Banerjee used to come out on the streets, give bandh call, and her supporters used to gherao the secretariat. Police during Left regime used to deal harshly with Trinamool Congress protesters. During that period, Mamata used to raise her voice for restoring democracy. 

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