Disband the group

From what we have learnt of their activities over the past several days we can assert the following. One, this is for the first time that a vigilante group has been pressed into service in an area where the authority of the government should have reigned supreme. Two, the killing spree they were on is pure banditry regrettably committed with the knowledge of the police and apparently under the patronage of some senior members of the ruling party. That, they based their determination of the Sarbahara identity of an individual on subjective basis and hearsay, since no Sarbahara would go around carrying a tag of self-advertisement, their motivation could very well be to settle old scores or show off their power by terrorising.

While on the one hand reports suggest that the government is contemplating action against this group, on the other hand the events so far gave us the impression that the Bangla Bhai people with its sinister agenda were being shielded by the authorities. Given the confusing state of affairs, the government needs to come out with a statement of clarification.

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But principally, in order to establish the supremacy of the law of the land, the government will be well advised to disband the group and punish those who are responsible for the atrocity and murders committed at its behest.