Mamata Banerjee must put an end to the political violence in West Bengal. She’s won a historic mandate for harmony and stability, not unleashing a cycle of vengeance. A bitter assembly election has ended. Now re-elected, she must follow her Rajdharma. The responsibility of protecting her rivals lies with her.
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