Those wearing turban are Khalistani for BJP, says Mamata Banerjee

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SIKH BROTHERS & SISTERS, revered for their SACRIFICES and UNWAVERING DETERMINATION to our nation." In the video, a police officer could be heard lashing out at a group for allegedly calling him a “Khalistani" — a person who supports the Khalistan movement that seeks to establish an independent state for Sikhs in India. The police officer asked the group if they called him Khalistani because he was wearing a turban.

He said, "Why did you call me Khalistani, is it because I am wearing a turban? Did anyone speak about your religion, why did you speak on mine...Nobody is making any comments on religion, you are making...you are calling one police officer, who has worn a turban, a Khalistani because he is doing his duty...," the police officer said. He also vowed to take action over the incident.

Mamata Banerjee's statement came amid the row over the Sandeshkhali incident and farmers' protest. Earlier in the day, Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari reached Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Tuesday afternoon after getting permission from the Calcutta High Court.

The village recently witnessed a series of protests after local women accused Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongman Shajahan Sheikh and his supporters of "land-grab and sexually assaulting" them under coercion. ALSO WATCH: What Are Protesting Farmers Demanding From The Government The BJP leaders were welcomed by locals, including women, after they reached Sandeshkhali by crossing the Kalindi River on a boat from Dhamakhali.

Adhikari, along with another BJP MLA Sankar Ghosh, spoke to the locals, including women, who narrated their "spine-chilling" experiences endured at the hands of local TMC leaders, including absconding Shahjahan Sheikh. "The