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Ground Report: The RSS Took Root in Bengal One Haripad at a Time
Haripad Singh Roy, old time RSS worker, Hooghly district, Bengal.
Politics3 hours ago
Hooghly (West Bengal): Standing on his plot of land in Jagannathpur village, Hooghly district, 60-year-old Haripad Singh Roy points to a broken wall that once marked his family home: “Thatâs where they entered the house and killed my brothers. Itâs still so painful, I find it hard to look in that direction.â
This was April 13, 2001. According to Haripad, a mob of men associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) broke into his house at 7 am and grabbed his eldest brother, Hara Singh Roy and the youngest, Dayal Singh Roy. They were beaten to death with rods and lathis. âI managed to hide in time so they couldnât spot me. Another younger brother was away in Mednipur where he was the RSS [Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]