BJP Bengal’s Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in the state on Saturday, December 27 screamed a provocative and incendiary statement. He is reported to have said (NDTV) that Bangladesh ought to be taught a lesson akin to what Israel taught Gaza. Adhikari, making this incendiary statement while marching to the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata alongside party leaders and several seers. They were protesting against the killings of two Hindu men, Dipu Das and Amrit Mondal, in the neighbouring country.
“Sabak sikhaana chahiye. Jaise Israel sikhaaya Gaza mein. Uss tareeke se. Hamaare Bharat ke 100 crore Hindu; desh ka Hindu hitt mein chal raha hai sarkar. Sabak sikhaana chahiye. Jaise Operation Sindoor mein Pakistan ko hum logon ne sabak sikhaaya (A lesson should be taught. Like Israel taught in Gaza. Our country’s 100 crore Hindus; the government is being run in the interest of Hindus. A lesson should be taught. Like we taught Pakistan during Operation Sindoor),” he said.
The comment has drawn widespread criticism from the opposition. The Trinamool Congress wrote on X, “BJP has perfected hate and intolerance into an art form. Their venomous loudmouth, Suvendu Adhikari, just bared his fascist fangs again, spewing genocidal bile by proclaiming that India must teach Muslims a lesson like Israel taught Gaza.” “This naked hate speech, a bloodthirsty call for mass murder and ethnic cleansing”. “No FIR. No arrest. No prosecution. No UAPA slapped on this Hitler-in-the-making. Remember THIS statement when he dangles Humayun Kabir as a carrot for Muslim votes. Remember THIS statement! Remember THIS face! “
.@BJP4India has perfected HATE and INTOLERANCE into an artform.
Their venomous loudmouth, @SuvenduWB, just bared his fascist fangs again, spewing genocidal bile by proclaiming that India must teach Muslims a lesson like Israel taught Gaza.
This is naked hate speech, a… pic.twitter.com/kNnG2IqOjl
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) December 27, 2025
Senior counsel in the Supreme Court of India and former Congress leader Kapil Sibal also highlighted that Adhikari’s comments had led to “no FIR, no arrest, no prosecution, no UAPA”.
Suvendra Adhikari (26/12/2025)
NDTV 9pm said :
India must teach Muslims a lesson similar to the lesson Israel taught the people of Gaza
No FIR
No arrest
No prosecutionNo UAPA !
— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) December 27, 2025
Trinamool Congress MP and the party’s deputy leader in Rajya Sabha, Sagarika Ghose, posted on X, “BJP’s Bengal ‘face’ wants a Gaza-like operation against Bangladesh. Dog whistles that the Narendra Modi government is for ‘Hindus’ only. Dirty politics of divide and rule won’t work in Bengal.”
The @BJP4India’s Bengal ‘face’ wants a Gaza like operation against Bangladesh. Dog whistles that the @narendramodi government is for ‘Hindus’ only. Do you concur with this @narendramodi @DrSJaishankar ? Dirty politics of Divide and Rule won’t work in Bengal, @SuvenduWB pic.twitter.com/vLWm9b3AXb
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) December 27, 2025
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