As reports of post-poll violence continue to come from all parts of Bengal, 18 BJP MPs from the State are writing to President Ramnath Kovind seeking his intervention, sources in the saffron outfit said.
According to sources the Bengal BJP MPs have brought to the notice of the President how 40 of their supporters have been killed in the post poll violence while “at least 60,000 houses have been looted and destroyed.”
The latest such incident took place on Sunday when Jayprakash Yadav a BJP supporter was bombed to death at Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas. The area had been witnessing incessant bombing for the past several days “all in the presence of the police forces,” local BJP MP Arjun Singh said on Monday.
The MPs will have also brought to the President’s notice how more than a lakh of people have been forced to flee their houses and many others are either facing social boycott or they are being forced to cough up huge sums to re-enter in their villages.
Violence of this scale had not taken place post Independence, the MPs have written calling it an exceptional case and demanding Presidential intervention. They would also seek an appointment with the President, party sources said.
Meanwhile, Bengal Opposition Leader and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari was on Monday summoned by BJP national president JP Nadda for an “urgent meeting” sources in the party said.