A Sikh IPS officer, who was deputed at Dhamakhali to prevent senior West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikar from entering the restive area of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district, was riled up after a group of activists of the saffron party allegedly called him a ‘Khalistani’. In the video that is subsequently going viral, the police officer can be heard saying, “I will take action on this, just because I am wearing a turban you are saying this.”
The video was shared by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condemning the alleged actions of the Bharatiya Janata Party workers. The CM posted the video saying,”The BJP’s divisive politics has shamelessly overstepped the constitutional boundaries. BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul, accompanying Adhikari, claimed that the police officer wasn’t fulfilling his duties and dismissed the allegation that BJP supporters called him a ‘Khalistani’.
Officer Jaspreet Singh, IPS was deputed at Dhamakali along with his team and had put up barricades to stop Adhikari from visiting Sandeshkhali located just across Kalindi River. He was allegedly called a Khalistani by a group of BJP supporters. In the video he can be heard saying “Just because I am wearing a turban, you are calling me a Khalistani. Agr turban na pehni hoti aapne kehna tha Khalistani?! (If I wasn’t wearing a turban, would you have called me a Khalistani?)... I am just doing my job. You cannot say this about my religion”. The BJP, however denies this claim and accuse Jaspreet of not performing his duty as per the constitution.