‘River Of Blood’ Declare Over Eid In Kolkata Sparks Conflict Of Phrases Between BJP, TMC

Final Up to date:June 08, 2025, 22:34 IST

State BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar focused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of turning the state right into a “Better Bangladesh” by appeasement politics.

West Bengal BJP unit on Sunday slammed the ruling TMC over Eid-ul-Adha in Kolkata, sharing purported visuals of “blood-soaked roads” within the aftermath of the celebrations.

State BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar focused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of turning the state right into a “Better Bangladesh” by appeasement politics.

“When the Chief Minister of the state herself turns into determined to show West Bengal right into a ‘Better Bangladesh’ in an effort to cling to energy by appeasement, the results are deeply alarming,” mentioned Majumdar in an X put up.

Sharing visuals of the streets that “changed into rivers of blood,” he claimed that after “a selected spiritual competition was celebrated yesterday”, the streets are pink, and even the water flowing from municipal faucets is reportedly “blended with blood”.

Nonetheless, CNN-News18 couldn’t independently confirm the authenticity of the video. 

The official X deal with of the state unit of BJP additionally shared visuals of the streets, purportedly turned pink, and said, “Sure, this isn’t Dhaka, that is Kolkata. Proper right here in Chowringhee, Ward 44, the streets changed into rivers of blood.”

“This surprising scene unfolded within the coronary heart of the town on Eid, with no preparations, no designated locations, and completely no concern for public security. Individuals have been pressured to stroll by blood-soaked roads, risking extreme infections and ailments, all whereas the administration stood silent,” it added.

In the meantime, a Fb web page titled ‘Reality-Verify: The Fact’ reviewed the viral video and labelled it as “false and deceptive.”

“The precise incident occurred way back in Dhaka, Bangladesh in September 2016, the place the road took on this grotesque look on account of rain following Eid-Ul-Adha celebrations. This incident has no connection in any respect with West Bengal or the Kolkata Municipal Company,” it added.

TMC Reacts To Video

Reacting to the viral video concerning the Eid Al-Adha celebrations, TMC chief Kunal Ghosh mentioned the social gathering wouldn’t remark, alleging that the BJP was attempting to impress sentiments by sharing questionable content material.

He added that the movies shared by the opposition social gathering— whose origin whether or not from a particular state, film, or unrelated occasion—couldn’t be verified.

“We won’t touch upon this. BJP desires to impress this. What sort of video is it, what sort of image is it, from which state it’s taken, from which film — they’ve a report of doing all this,” TMC chief Kunal Ghosh mentioned.

Eid ul-Adha, also called the Pageant of Sacrifice, was celebrated throughout India on June 7. Muslims gathered at mosques and open grounds for morning prayers, adopted by the ritual sacrifice of animals.

Ronit Singh

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