Saraswati Puja organization is under attack in TMC’s West Bengal. A shocking incident has emerged from Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College, Kolkata. Reportedly, Hindu students were prevented from organizing Saraswati Puja, one of Bengal’s most revered traditions. The alleged mastermind behind this obstruction is Mohammad Shabbir Ali – the General Secretary of the West Bengal State Trinamool Chhatra Parishad! Reports state that not only he tried to block the puja but also allegedly threatened students, including female students, with rape and murder.
The incident has sparked widespread outrage. BJP leaders slam the TMC for its anti-Hindu stance and appeasement politics. This Saraswati Puja controversy takes on an even deeper political significance as the college in question. The collge shares the same campus as the alma mater of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.
Sabbir Ali Threatens Against Saraswati Puja: A Criminal Intimidation of Students
The situation for Hindus in West Bengal has become so dire that Saraswati Puja has been blocked at the renowned Jogesh Chandra College!
Mamata Banerjee, who claims to be an alumnus of this college, has remained silent while TMC
student leader Sabbir Ali and his group openly… pic.twitter.com/7MOkrQAGYf— BJP West Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) January 30, 2025
According to reports, Mohammed Sabbir Ali stormed into the college and openly threatened students who were planning to conduct Saraswati Puja. His threats weren’t just verbal -students allege that he and his associates demanded money. Thereafter, they used intimidation tactics to suppress Hindu religious celebrations. A female student came forward with a written complaint to Charu Market Police Station, revealing the extent of the threats. She stated:
“Sabbir Ali demanded money. If we refused, he said he wouldn’t allow the Saraswati Puja to occur in the college. I was personally threatened with rape and murder if I dared to go against him.”
TMC Leader Sabbir Ali (close associate of Abhishek Banerjee), has threatened Hindu Students for NOT to celebrate Saraswati Puja in Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College (WB), consequences will be :-
Boys –> B£h£🅰️ding en masse
Girls –> G🅰️ng R🅰️pe en masse pic.twitter.com/WSVSf5oKM4— दा लॉस्ट बॉय (@iM_lost_boy) January 30, 2025
Reportedly, Sabbir Ali and his gang also harass the college principal Pankaj Roy. He stated:
“These people are not students. They demand money, harass teachers, and dictate college activities as if they run the institution. I have faced threats before, and this incident is not the first.”
Despite formal complaints being lodged, the West Bengal police are yet to take action. Thereby, fueling suspicions of political shielding.
A Repeat Offender: A Pattern of Targeting Hindu Festivals
Kolkata: On the Saraswati Puja controversy at Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College, LoP in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari says, "The High Court has given a very positive order to allow the puja. The Saraswati Puja will also be held in the Nagar Akhada in a very good… pic.twitter.com/wOst2HNlP0
— IANS (@ians_india) January 31, 2025
This is not an isolated case. Under the TMC’s rule, Hindu festivals in West Bengal face repeated obstructions, restrictions, and outright bans. CM Mamata’s government tries to phrase their restriction for Durga idol immersion using “law and order” concerns. However, free rein is accorded to other “peaceful” religious processions. This incident at Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College follows a disturbing yet known pattern.
Currently, the Calcutta HC has asked the Saraswati Puja to be protected by the police.
The enitre puja shall be recorded as proof to be presented in the court on 5th February 2025!
"Unbelievable! Under TMC rule, even worshiping Maa Saraswati is being obstructed! Students of Jogesh Chandra Law College were reportedly stopped from performing Saraswati Puja by TMC-backed elements.
And who is behind this? TMC student leader Sabbir Ali, who allegedly threatened…
— Agnimitra Paul BJP (@paulagnimitra1) January 30, 2025
BJP General Secretary of West Bengal, Agnimitra Paul, condemned the incident in strong words. He states that this yet another example of how CM Mamata Banerjee’s party suppresses Hindu traditions for vote-bank politics. Additionally, he calls it a direct assault on Bengal’s culture. Many wonder why TMC leaders are so afraid to speak in favor of Hindu rituals. Analysts worry about why the police allow such incidents of intimidation to occur under their watch.
Thus, the question now is, how much longer will Bengal tolerate such blatant appeasement to intolerance?
West Bengal Hindus Suffers Due To “Peaceful” Appeasement
Now right at the heart of Kolkata, Saraswati Puja cannot be performed without Court order. Why? Because Trinamool leader Sabbir Ali doesn’t want Puja to be held.
Now Hon'ble Court instructs Saraswati Puja to take place at Jogesh Chandra under police vigilance. What a shame for… pic.twitter.com/f0wzY54sTU— Keya Ghosh (@keyakahe) January 31, 2025
What makes this incident even more disturbing is that Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College shares the campus of CM Mamata Banerjee’s alma mater. This campus is where she studied, and today it seems like a breeding ground for anti-Hindu politics. TMC-backed goons openly suppressing Hindu traditions.
This raises serious questions:
- How can Mamata Banerjee claim to protect Bengali culture when Hindu students in her own college campus face religious persecution?
- If students and even the principal are feeling helpless, what does it say about the state’s law and order?
- Why has she remained silent on this issue?
TMC leaders often claim to be “secular,” but their secularism seems to imply suppressing Hindu voices while empowering “peaceful’ fundamentalists. Thus, this incident is not just about one puja or one college. This is about a pattern of targeted suppression against Hindus in West Bengal.
If a simple Saraswati Puja is not allowed in an educational institution, what does the future hold for Hindus in the state?
This dangerous appeasement politics is not a simple West Bengal issue, it might mean that Hindus are in grave danger of losing their rights to worship! Today, it is Saraswati Puja that faces suppression. Tomorrow, it will be every Hindu festival, every tradition, and eventually, every voice of Bharatiya identity.
Will Mamata Banerjee allow such blatant “peaceful” threats, what kind of future is she building for Hindus in Bengal? If the police refuse to act against such criminals, what message does it send to anti-Hindu elements? If Bengal doesn’t resist this now, will the rest of India be safe from such politics in the future? Hindus of Bengal are watching as their identity suffers under “peaceful” appeasement. This is the price exacted from secular Hindus across Bharat!
Will Bengal ever be able to rise against this “peaceful” oppression?
Or will TMC’s freebies continue its unchecked assault on Hindu identity?