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Kolkata, Oct 25 (PTI) The West Bengal unit of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Monday blamed the post-poll violence in the state as the trigger behind the recent attacks on Hindu minorities in neighbouring Bangladesh and slammed the state"s intellectuals for maintaining silence on the issue.Fundamentalists of Bangladesh were encouraged by the "attack on Hindus" following the defeat of the BJP in the assembly elections held earlier this year and this led to the violence in that country, RSS state general secretary Jishnu Basu claimed."If you look at the modus operandi of the violence in Bangladesh, you will understand that the trigger behind the incident is the post-poll violence in West Bengal.
The atrocious attack on Hindu Bengalis has sent out a message that Hindu Bengalis have been defeated and this encouraged the fundamentalists on the other side of the border to carry out attacks on Hindu minorities there," Basu told PTI.Violence had erupted in pockets of Bangladesh over an alleged blasphemy incident at a Durga Puja pavilion at Cumilla, around 100 km from Dhaka, following which paramilitary forces were deployed in many affected areas.
However, sporadic clashes broke out between the police and bigots as media reported the vandalisation of Hindu temples and Durga puja venues.
At least five persons were killed, and scores of others were injured in the clashes.
"In Bangladesh, we have seen that police at least have taken some action, shot the rioters.
But in West Bengal, the police are inactive," he said.