Ache Din in West Bengal! 🚩
A Hindi-language video commentary criticizes post-election violence in West Bengal, allegedly carried out by BJP supporters celebrating election results. The narrator argues that BJP's political model relies entirely on Hindu-Muslim polarization rather than governance achievements, and predicts that their supporters will be rewarded with license to harass minorities rather than development.
Summary
The video opens by sarcastically welcoming 'good days' (Achhe Din) to West Bengal, referencing BJP's famous campaign slogan, while describing post-election result violence allegedly committed by BJP flag-carrying mobs. The narrator describes incidents of vandalism, arson, and looting in areas near Ruby (Kolkata) and New Market in Kolokta, including the use of a bulldozer to destroy shops — imagery that has become politically charged in India as a symbol of BJP governance.
The narrator then quotes veteran election analyst Prannoy Roy, who states in English that the speeches he heard during this election campaign were the most hateful he had ever encountered in his career, noting that the crowd was enthusiastically receiving such rhetoric.
The core argument of the video is that BJP, despite governing 21 states, never campaigns on its governance record — such as improvements to government schools in Madhya Pradesh (where they have governed for 15 years) or public hospitals in Haryana (governed for 10 years). Instead, the narrator claims, all their elections are fought purely on Hindu-Muslim communal lines.
The video concludes with a biting, sarcastic prediction: that in return for voting BJP, their supporters ('uneducated blind followers') will receive the 'reward' of dancing in front of mosques, chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' to intimidate elderly Muslims, harassing Muslim shopkeepers, and renaming places — implying these are the only 'good days' BJP actually delivers.
Key Insights
- The narrator claims that BJP mobs engaged in vandalism, arson, and used a bulldozer to destroy shops in Kolkata's New Market area the very day after election results, while carrying BJP flags — framing it as their version of 'celebration'.
- Veteran election analyst Prannoy Roy is quoted saying that the speeches he heard during this election were the most hatred-filled he had ever encountered in his career, and that the crowd was loving it.
- The narrator argues that despite ruling 21 states, BJP never campaigns on governance achievements such as improved schools in Madhya Pradesh or better hospitals in Haryana, because their entire electoral strategy is based solely on Hindu-Muslim communal polarization.
- The narrator sarcastically predicts that BJP's 'uneducated blind followers' will be rewarded not with development but with freedom to harass Muslims — dancing in front of mosques, chanting slogans at Muslim elders, and intimidating Muslim shopkeepers.
- The narrator notes that even before forming a government, BJP supporters had already begun renaming places, presenting this as a preview of their actual governance priorities.
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