Rita in DifferentTruths.com reports on Garga Chatterjee’s arrest, exposing alleged hate campaigns and urgent questions about public safety.

The recent arrest of Garga Chatterjee has shocked many people. He is a teacher at the famous Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Kolkata. The police arrested him because he had 24 real bullets (ammunition) with him and no legal papers for them. This arrest has started a big discussion in the country. For many years, Garga Chatterjee said he was only fighting for Bengali rights. But if we look at his past actions and statements since 2013, it is clear that he was spreading hatred and dividing people.

Garga Chatterjee regularly used social media and television to attack people from other states of India. He often used bad words for them, insulted their food habits, and called them “outsiders”. He even called the Prime Minister of India an outsider. This is not just regular political talk; it is an attempt to break the unity of India. Apart from this, he deeply hurt religious feelings by making dirty remarks about festivals like Holi and Diwali and by mocking sacred figures like Lord Ram.

His hatred did not stop there. He also made very insulting statements about women. He once claimed that schools under the Delhi Board were just a medium to “supply” educated Bengali girls to men in Haryana and Delhi. He also made highly offensive comments about women living in areas like Barabazar and Rajabazar in Kolkata. On his Facebook page, he used images of an undivided Bengal from 1940, which remind people of the painful partition of India. He also shared photos with controversial religious radicals. All of this shows that his real goal was to create anger and division in society.

Some people are now defending him in the name of “Freedom of speech”, but the law is very clear. Our constitution gives us the right to speak, but it does not give anyone the right to destroy national unity, insult women, or spread hatred between different communities. Spreading enmity between different groups of people is a serious crime under Indian law. Surprisingly, he kept his teaching job at a government institute for so many years despite saying such dangerous things. Also, TV channels gave him a big platform just for high ratings, which helped him become famous.

Finding 24 bullets with him proves that this is no longer just about bad words; it could be a threat to safety. The government must investigate this case thoroughly. We need to find out who is giving money to him and his group, Bangla Pokkho, because they are not a real political party. The people who supported his hateful statements on TV and the internet should also be questioned. India is a beautiful country because we stay united despite our differences. Regional pride is our strength, but we can never allow anyone to use it as a hatred to break India.

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Rita Biswas Pandey

Born in Shillong, Rita Biswas Pandey’s diverse career spans education and corporate life. A North Eastern Hill University graduate, she holds multiple certifications in social welfare and computer studies. Retiring from UPS to pursue her passion, now a Delhi resident, is a published author (Tinkonya, Yuddha and Kabita somogro ). She also enjoys singing, poetry recitation,sketches, cooking, photography, Blogging and vlogging, sharing her life with her husband, Vinod, and their beloved pet, Titu.