Ram Navami clashes in Kolkata: BJP says Hindu devotees 'savagely attacked, police says 'no permission taken'

The BJP MP, who represents West Bengal's Balurghat in Lok Sabha, also tagged videos of damaged vehicles.

The West Bengal unit of BJP has alleged that Hindu devotees participating in a Ram Navami procession in Kolkata were attacked and their vehicles vandalised.

In a post on X, BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar alleged that "stones were rained down on vehicles just for carrying saffron flags". He also alleged that Hindu devotees were "savagely attacked" in Kolkata’s Park Circus Seven Point area as the Ram Navami procession was returning.

"Windshields shattered. Chaos unleashed. This wasn't random - it was targeted violence. And where was the police? Right there. Watching. Silent. Spineless. The very force handpicked by (West Bengal Chief Minister) Mamata Banerjee - completely paralyzed by her politics of appeasement. Not one step has been taken to protect innocent Hindus," he said. The BJP MP, who represents West Bengal's Balurghat in Lok Sabha, also tagged videos of damaged vehicles.

As the Ram Navami procession returned, Hindu devotees were savagely attacked in Kolkatas Park Circus Seven Point area. Stones rained down on vehicles just for carrying saffron flags. Windshields shattered. Chaos unleashed. This wasnt randomit was targeted violence. And where pic.twitter.com/Ed74Xbi2K6

Dr. Sukanta Majumdar (@DrSukantaBJP) April 6, 2025

He also alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata's pampered "Shanti Vahini isn't peaceful”.  “This cowardly inaction proves ONE thing: the roar of united Bengali Hindus during Ram Navami has shaken the system. Mamata’s pampered “Shanti Vahini” isn’t peaceful—they’re panicked. Rattled. Terrified,” said Majumdar.

The BJP MP also claimed that this was "just the beginning". "We promise from Kolkata - next year, an even larger, louder, and mightier Ram Navami procession will storm through Park Circus. And the same cops who stood mute today? They'll shower flowers on us. Mark these words," the BJP leader wrote and tagged Kolkata Police.

In response, the city police said "intervened promptly to restore order" when they received information about damage to a vehicle.

"With reference to an alleged incident at Park Circus, it is clarified that no permission was taken for any procession, nor did any such movement occur in the area. Upon receiving information about damage to a vehicle, police intervened promptly to restore order. A case is being registered to investigate," it said.

BJP's Tarunjyoti Tewari in turn also asked the police  permission was required for "anything" in Park Circus.

"Was there any permission for the gathering that took place in protest against the Waqf amendment?," he said, referring to the members of the minority community staging a protest at Park Circus Crossing on Friday, demanding immediate withdrawal of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was passed by Parliament last week.

"Was there any permission for the gathering that took place in protest against the Waqf amendment?," he  told NDTV, referring to the members of the minority community staging a protest at Park Circus Crossing on Friday seeking immediate withdrawal of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. Meanwhile, BJP leader and West Bengal Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday slammed the Chief for allegedly skipping the Ram Navami celebrations and questioned her absence from the festivities.

Speaking to India Today TV while leading a Ram Navami procession through Khidderpore in Kolkata - a minority-dominated area - Adhikari alleged that Banerjee's social media post on the occasion omitted an image of Lord Ram because "she does not accept him".