Islamist organisation Ahle-Sunnatul Jamaat, which is considered very close to influential West Bengal imam Pirzada Taha Siddiqui of Furfura Sharif, has been allegedly trying to grab 120 bigha land forcefully under the pretext of establishing a knowledge city, Hindu Post reports.

West Bengal: Islamist organisation Ahle-Sunnatul Jamaat, which is considered very close to influential West Bengal imam Pirzada Taha Siddiqui of Furfura Sharif, has been allegedly trying to grab 120 bigha land forcefully under the pretext of establishing a knowledge city.

As a consequence, 90 families of farmers, have been fighting a battle to save their land in Jangipara area, Hooghly district, West Bengal.

The allegation was brought against Siddiqui & co. in a press conference, which was arranged on Monday on behalf of the agricultural land protection committee in Kolkata press club.

Assam-West Bengal based Bengali-language daily newspaper Dainik Jugasankha has reported in its Kolkata edition on March 3, 2020.

There are reports, which state that there have been attempts to grab the land under the leadership of Abbas Siddiqui, according to Hindu Samhati Howrah district unit president, Partha Pratim Ghosh.

Ghosh further said that Illegal construction is going on in the name of knowledge city and farmers are continuously being intimidated and threatened by the islamist organizations. ‘We stand by those 90 farming families. We will stave off the evil-deeds of Abbas Siddiqui & co,’ he added.

Ghosh also alleged that about hundred hooligans with links to Ahle Sunnatul Jamaat association destroyed the planted crops on 7th and 8th December last year, where knowledge city would be constructed.

Last Wednesday, farmers were beaten up badly and women were humiliated by hooligans when they protested against Jamaat hooligans.