Over 60 Shops Set Ablaze In West Bengal, TMC Leader Mahua Moitra Blames 'BJP Goons'
Kolkata, West Bengal: Following the election results in West Bengal, several violent episodes are being reported from the state, where the BJP scored a spectacular victory over the ruling Trinamool Congress. TMC leaders alleged BJP-backed miscreants carried out the attack.
TMC MP Mahua Moitra has shared a video alleging that the BJP goons have set ablaze 60 shops belonging to both Hindus & Muslims in Khejuri. As per reports, more than 60 shops owned by both Hindus and Muslims were set ablaze in Khejuri’s Nichkasba Gram Panchayat, Hijli Sharif area, Purba Medinipur District of the state.
The TMC MP slammed the newly throned chief minister, Suvendu Adhikari, highlighting that Bengal continues to burn even the day after Parivartan is sworn in.
Following the election results, the TMC has alleged irregularities in elections and the counting process, including the deletion of voters from the list, with chief minister Mamata Banerjee refusing to resign from the post.
Bengal continues to burn even the day after Parivartan is sworn in. BJP goons set ablaze 60 shops belonging to both Hindus & Muslims in Khejuri. Where are the 700 companies of central forces now? pic.twitter.com/gDntkUWhKY
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) May 10, 2026
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee slammed the incident, blaming the ‘BJP-backed micleants for the barbaric attack’ destroying the livelihoods of innocent people overnight. “Hindu-owned shops, Muslim-owned shops, it made no difference. This was not an attack on any one community; it was a calculated assault on Bengal’s social harmony, democratic fabric and the ordinary citizens who simply want to live in peace,” the TMC leader wrote on X, underlining that this is the true face of BJP’s politics: hatred, intimidation and destruction.
“Bengal will never surrender to such violence. Those responsible for this shameful act must be identified and brought to justice at the earliest,” the MP added.
TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee also attacked the BJP for unleashing attacks against its party workers and their families. “Such barbaric acts are not only an attack on a political party, but also a direct assault on democracy, peaceful political coexistence, and the safety of ordinary citizens. We strongly condemn this heinous violence and demand the immediate arrest of those responsible, along with the strictest possible punishment to ensure justice is served,” Banerjee wrote on X.
