Police on high alert in Bengal regarding Ram Navami, BJP claims – 1.5 crore Hindus will come out in processions

New Delhi. The High Court has given conditional permission to Hindu organizations to take out processions on Ram Navami on April 6 in West Bengal. After this order, the West Bengal government put security agencies on high alert on Friday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to people of all communities not to pay attention to rumors. The state government has tightened security for Ram Navami and deployed 29 IPS officers in sensitive areas. Along with this, instructions have also been given to deploy five thousand policemen in Kolkata. It has also been decided to take pictures and make videos of Ram Navami processions.

According to a senior police officer, security has been increased after receiving intelligence reports of a conspiracy to spread unrest under the guise of Ram Navami. In this, additional police force and Rapid Action Force have been deployed in Kolkata, Murshidabad, Howrah, West Medinipur, North-South 24 Parganas, Alipurdurwar, Cooch Behar etc.

This time two thousand rallies have been announced in the state on Ram Navami on Sunday. BJP leader Shubhendu Adhikari has claimed that 1.5 crore Hindus will come out of their homes. A control room has been set up to prevent any untoward incident. There is a plan to keep an eye on the rallies with drones.

Violence has happened twice
In the last 2 years, there have been incidents of violence in Ram Navami processions in the state. In 2023, three people died after stone pelting during the procession in Hooghly and Howrah.

Politics also intensifies
Politics has also intensified in Bengal regarding Ram Navami. Shubhendu has announced to build a Ram temple on the lines of Ayodhya in Nandigram. Its foundation stone will be laid on Ram Navami. BJP warned that if there are attacks on rallies, they will protest.

Alert in Maharashtra too
Maharashtra government has asked the state police to remain on alert on Ram Navami. All unit commanders and superintendents of police of the city police have been asked to keep the jawans on alert to maintain law and order.

Permission to cut off electricity during processions
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Jharkhand government and its electricity distribution company to stop power supply on the routes of processions during Ram Navami so that no one gets electrocuted. The apex court has given this permission while considering the appeal of the state government against the order of Jharkhand High Court, which had banned cutting off power supply during processions on Ram Navami. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and K.V. Vishwanathan amended the order of the High Court. The court ordered Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited to give an affidavit in the High Court that minimum power will be cut on the procession route during the journey.