"Insulted Biharis": Ministers Attack Mamata Banerjee Over Assault On 2 Men

The two men from Bihar had gone to West Bengal to take part in the physical exam for a Staff Selection Commission (SSC) recruitment and video of the alleged assault has gone viral.

An alleged assault on two young men from Bihar by a group of men claiming to be from the police in West Bengal's Siliguri has set off a political storm with the Mamata Banerjee government coming under attack from two Union Ministers, Chirag Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and Giriraj Singh of the BJP. पश्चिम बंगाल में बिहारी छात्रों से बर्बरतापूर्ण मारपीट की खबर बेहद दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण और निंदनीय है। वहां की मुख्यमंत्री ने फिर एक बार बिहारियों का अपमान किया है, जिसे कतई बर्दाश्त नहीं किया जा सकता। मैं ममता बनर्जी जी से पूछना चाहता हूं कि क्या पश्चिम बंगाल में परीक्षा देना भी गुनाह… pic.twitter.com/r63phJkbcr

The video, whose authenticity has not been independently verified by NDTV, is reportedly from Siliguri and the two men, who had gone to take part in the physical exam for a Staff Selection Commission (SSC) recruitment, were made to apologise and do sit-ups and one of them was thrown against a wall by their attackers, who claimed they had forged their domicile certificates. A domicile certificate proves that a person has been a resident of a state for a certain period. 

Posting the video, Mr Paswan, who is the minister for Food Processing Industries and a part of the ruling NDA, asked whether it was a crime to appear for an exam in West Bengal. The minister also targeted the opposition RJD and Congress in Bihar, who are allies of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, and asked how they could continue to support the party.