A case has been filed in response to a specific complaint, a Kolkata Police officer said late on Monday.
Digital Desk: The Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha has been
charged by the Kolkata Police for installing a Mahatma Gandhi idol at the feet
of the Durga idol during a Community Puja instead of the asura (demon). Hindu
texts claim that Durga killed Mahishasura to preserve the earth.
On Sunday, when Gandhi's birth anniversary was being celebrated,
police took Gandhi's idol from the puja location after its photographs appeared
on social media and caused an uproar.
A case has been filed in response to a specific complaint, a Kolkata Police officer said late on Monday.
Goswami, the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha’s State Working President, earlier said he was unaware of any case. "Nobody has contacted
us and no member of our party has been arrested," said Goswami. He said
the purpose of the exercise was to depict Gandhi as evil. "By the time the
police came and replaced Gandhi’s idol with that of the asura, our mission was
complete."
Congress leader Koustav Bagchi was among those who lodged a
complaint against the Hindu group and mailed a copy to chief minister Mamata
Banerjee. "To the best of my knowledge, no formal case was registered till
Monday afternoon," Bagchi said.
Shyama Prasad Mookerjee led the West Bengal Provincial Hindu
Mahasabha, a group that asserted that it is unrelated to the Akhil Bharatiya
Hindu Mahasabha. The Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which became the Bharatiya Janata
Party, was founded by Mookerjee in 1951.
Shambhunath Ganguly, the leader of the West Bengal Provincial
Hindu Mahasabha, claimed that the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha is a young
organization with numerous factions. "Like every year, our Durga puja was
held in north Kolkata's Girish Park. Our puja was officially opened on Friday
by BJP leader Anirban Ganguly, director of the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerjee
Research Foundation in Delhi.
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