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BJP MPs from Bengal take oath as Members of Lok Sabha amidst chants of “Jai Shri Ram”

Political violence against those who chant 'Jai Shri Ram' has become increasingly frequent too in the state. As a consequence, Bengalis have started chanting the slogan in front of Mamata Banerjee as she passes by.

Members of the 17th Lok Sabha took oath today in the Lower House of the Parliament. The elected representative of the Bharatiya Janata Party from West Bengal took their oaths amidst chants of “Jai Shri Ram”.


Debasree Chaudhuri, Minister of State for Ministry of Women and Child Development, too, took her oath amidst rousing chants of “Jai Shri Ram” in the Lok Sabha.


“Jai Shri Ram” has become a battle cry in West Bengal with Bengalis raising the slogan in protest against the oppressive policies of the Trinamool government in the state. The BJP was able to increase its tally to a whopping 18 from a mere 2 in the previous general elections.

Political violence against those who chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ has become increasingly frequent too in the state. As a consequence, Bengalis have started chanting the slogan in front of Mamata Banerjee as she passes by. She has displayed a tendency of becoming overly agitated with the slogans and even had the Police arrest those who raised the slogans.

While the Mamata government is currently busy fighting Doctors on the streets, the chants being raised in the Parliament while BJP leaders from Bengal are being perceived as a symbol of the state slipping away from TMC’s hold.

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