Security personnel deployed amid tension after clashes broke out between two groups during a ‘Ram Navami’ procession in Hooghly district on Tuesday.(PTI)
u201cConsidering the largeness of the issue and in order to avoid any breach of peace, the state government should requisition the assistance of paramilitary forces from the central government. The assistance of the paramilitary forces will definitely help the state police,u201d the bench stated.
Following the high court order, the Bengal government has decided to deploy paramilitary forces in Howrah, Hooghly, and Kolkata during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations.
There will be an ample number of state police forces deployed at sensitive areas in the state and also at those places where violence was witnessed recently, Apart from that, we have decided to deploy three companies of paramilitary forces in Kolkata, Hooghly, and Barrackpore, a senior official told PTI.
Bengal witnessed violent clashes in Shibpur town of Howrah and Rishra in Hooghly during Ram Navami celebrations last week. The home ministry had sought a report from the Mamata Banerjee government over the violent clashes in the two districts.
Earlier in the day, the home ministry it directed all states and union territories to ensure peaceful observance of Hanuman Jayanti. u201cThe MHA has issued an advisory to all states in preparation for Hanuman Jayanti. The governments are encouraged to ensure the maintenance of law and order, peaceful observance of the festival, and monitoring of any factors that could disturb communal harmony in society, the home ministry tweeted.
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