Basirhat Hindus and Muslims prepare Durga Puja together after 2017 unrest
Two months after communal violence, Muslim residents joined puja committees and built pandals in Basirhat.
Hindus and Muslims in Basirhat, North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, worked together on Durga Puja in September 2017, two months after communal violence hit the area in July. Some Muslim families sat on the Pragati Sangha puja committee. In Trimoni, one of the worst-hit areas, nearly 50 labourers, mostly Muslim, built the Prantik Club pandal. Muslim boatmen carry idols for immersion in the Ichamati river, and Muslim volunteers help manage crowds.
- Where
- Basirhat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
- When
- September 2017
- Who
- Pragati Sangha and Prantik Club puja committees; Muslim labourers and boatmen
- Source
- Business Standard (IANS)
