In the season of controversial speeches, a BJP leader in West Bengal has used a public forum to threaten beheading for those shouting anti-national slogans.
Dilip Ghosh, the BJP's Bengal chief, warned yesterday: "Anyone who raises slogans of 'Pakistan Zindabad' will be chopped by six inches from top." He was addressing a meeting of party workers at Birbhum, where there were clashes on Tuesday over a Facebook post by a student.
One person was killed when a mob allegedly attacked a police station and damaged vehicles in protest against the post.
The student was arrested on Monday night. A mob reportedly protested outside a police station on Tuesday and demanded that the student be handed over to them. The protesters allegedly attacked the police station and also blocked roads.
Earlier this week, two more party leaders have been accused of making inflammatory speeches.