Concerned about minority support, the Mamata government worries that communal violence would intensify.

Given that there was unrest in the state on Ram Navami last year, West Bengal’s Mamata government is being criticised for not being fully prepared.

As a result of the Sagardighi bypoll defeat, the ruling Trinamool Congress has increased its outreach to Muslims at the same time that widespread communal violence has spread throughout West Bengal. While Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was participating in a well-publicized dharna against the BJP-ruled Centre, the incidents erupted around Ram Navami, drawing attention away from her campaign accusing the Centre of withholding funds from Bengal and using investigative agencies to target its leaders.

The BJP and TMC traded accusations about who was to blame for the violence, with the BJP claiming that the state administration shown “selective (anti-Hindu) bias” in how it handled the crisis.

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“They (BJP leaders) have hired thugs from outside the state to plan violence against different religious groups. Although their parade has not been stopped, they do not have the right to march while brandishing swords and bulldozers. How did they have the gall to carry this out in Howrah? Routes have been altered “to specifically target and attack one group,” Mamata stated, adding that.

However, the West Bengal government has also come under fire for being ill-prepared considering that at least one of the violent locations, Howrah, had had comparable disturbances on Ram Navami the previous year and had been allegedly tense since.

The chief minister had issued a warning a day before the celebration, saying that any form of inciting to hatred in the name of “Ram Navami” would not be accepted.

A top TMC leader said that the party was concerned about minority votes evaporating if it became widely believed that the state government had not taken adequate measures to secure their safety. The TMC leader commented on the outcomes of the 2021 Assembly elections by saying: “The minorities are terrified of the BJP, and we got seats in all minority areas where the CPI(M) and Congress were traditionally strong.”

The TMC will be hurt by a decline in the minority vote in addition to the harm caused by allegations of corruption and legal actions against its leaders. A separate development board for minorities has been announced by Mamata in response to the party’s loss in the minority-dominated Sagardighi byelection, which it had long held.

A TMC top leader, however, warned that the violence might cause the party to falter. “Minorities fear the BJP, but they also fear these riots,” said the speaker. Currently, some educated minorities claim that such riots never occurred when the CPI(M) was in power. These are warning signs.

Following the violence of the previous year, the CPI(M) planned a peace procession in Howrah; however, while local TMC leaders visited, the higher leadership remained absent. Arup Roy, a local TMC MLA from Howrah (Central), attempted to visit the area after the recent incident, but his car was broken into.

A TMC top leader, however, warned that the violence might cause the party to falter. “Minorities fear the BJP, but they also fear these riots,” said the speaker. Currently, some educated minorities claim that such riots never occurred when the CPI(M) was in power. These are warning signs.

Following the violence of the previous year, the CPI(M) planned a peace procession in Howrah; however, while local TMC leaders visited, the higher leadership remained absent. Arup Roy, a local TMC MLA from Howrah (Central), attempted to visit the area after the recent incident, but his car was broken into.

Sujan Chakraborty, a leader of the CPI(M), stated, “Either the violence was an intelligence failure, or the TMC and BJP are in this together to polarise society along racial lines… Yet, we shall resist it and forbid communal politics in Bengal.