On 17 September, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies staged a number of rallies across West Bengal to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 71st birthday.
The party organized gatherings in key urban centres, including Kolkata, Howrah, and Durgapur, where supporters gathered in sizeable numbers to sing slogans and receive party messages.
Opposition parties, particularly the Trinamool Congress, condemned the events as political propaganda and urged citizens to remain calm.
The state government remained neutral, calling for peace and deploying security personnel to monitor the rallies and maintain public order.
