NEW DELHI: The alleged desecration of a Goddess Kali idol triggered outrage in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Wednesday, with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led state government of "shielding" the culprits. The incident occurred at a village under the Suryanagar gram panchayat area in the Kakdwip assembly constituency, where locals reportedly found the damaged idol inside a temple, news agency PTI reported. The idol was later taken awayin a prison van, further escalating tensions and fuelling political slugfest over the incident. BJP leaders shared videos of the idol being removed and accused chief minister Mamata Banerjee of “insulting” Hindu sentiments — a charge the party has repeatedly levelled against the Trinamoo

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