‘Why Censored?’ Taslima Nasreen Claims Her Play ‘Lajja’ Banned In Bengal, BJP Reacts – News18
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“Lajja” play, written via Taslima Nasreen, was once scheduled to be staged at theatre fairs in Gobordanga and Pandua, Hooghly.
Award-winning exiled Bangladeshi creator Taslima Nasreen. (Symbol by means of X/@taslimanasreen)
Award-winning exiled Bangladeshi creator Taslima Nasreen on Monday accused West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee of banning her play “Lajja” within the state pronouncing that the CM is suppressing and censoring the artwork and literature.
In a put up on Fb, Nasreen claimed that in spite of commercials for the fairs operating for 2 months, Mamata Banerjee’s police intervened with out prior realize, informing organisers that each one performs could be allowed aside from “Lajja”.
The play was once scheduled to be staged at theatre fairs in Gobordanga and Pandua, Hooghly.
“Mamata Banerjee has banned my play Lajja in West Bengal as of late. The play was once scheduled to be staged at theatre fairs in Gobordanga and Pandua, Hooghly. Ads for the fairs had been operating for 2 months, and now, with none prior realize, Mamata Banerjee’s police knowledgeable us that each one performs will likely be staged aside from Lajja. The Nabapalli Natya Sanstha has staged this play 3 times in Delhi, with packed audiences every time,” Nasreen’s put up learn.
The creator additional claimed that the police have justified the ban via bringing up considerations over possible riots. “The police declare that staging Lajja will impress Muslims to rise up. The use of the similar excuse of possible Muslim riots, the state executive had prior to now stopped the displaying of my mega serial Dusshahobas, which handled strained relationships, on Akash 8 TV channel,” she stated.
Nasreen additional puzzled the cause of the ban pronouncing that “Lajja” depicts an incident from Bangladesh, making the concern of riots in West Bengal unfounded. “The incident depicted in Lajja is from Bangladesh. Why would Muslims in West Bengal rise up over an incident in Bangladesh? That is past my working out. Mentioning the concern of riots, I used to be as soon as compelled to depart West Bengal as neatly,” she added.
The creator expressed her frustration over the censorship of artwork and literature and stated that why nobody is status up by contrast injustice.
“Why is artwork and literature censored as a substitute of taking motion towards those that need to incite riots? Why are the voices of artists and writers suppressed? How for much longer will I by myself proceed to invite this query? Does nobody else really feel liable for status up towards injustice?” she added.
BJP reacts
Reacting to Nasreen’s claims, BJP IT-Mobile head Amit Malviya stated, “In an exceptional transfer, the West Bengal Police has banned the staging of Taslima Nasrin’s Lajja at theatre fairs in Gobordanga and Pandua, Hooghly, bringing up considerations over a possible Muslim reprisal”.
In an exceptional transfer, the West Bengal Police has banned the staging of Taslima Nasrin’s Lajja at theater fairs in Gobordanga and Pandua, Hooghly, bringing up considerations over a possible Muslim reprisal.If Mamata Banerjee is not able to control legislation and order in Bengal and is so… percent.twitter.com/ssATs7f3p7
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) December 23, 2024
He added, “If Mamata Banerjee is not able to control legislation and order in Bengal and is so intimidated via Muslim veto that even artwork, tradition and freedom of expression are being stifled, then she will have to believe stepping down.”
“Lajja” novel
Lajja is a Bengali novel written via Nasreen. The time period “lajja” interprets to “disgrace” in Bengali and a number of other different Indo-Aryan languages. The unconventional depicts the violence, rape, looting, and murders of Bengali Hindus that passed off in December 1992. First printed in Bengali in 1993, the e-book was once banned in Bangladesh.
