The bulldozer visuals from Bengal look disturbingly similar to the imagery from Afghanistan when the Taliban took over.

If you ignore the colour of the flags, you can’t really tell the difference between the two groups.

The celebrations look less like a democratic win and more… pic.twitter.com/SNT8vwlp3k

— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) May 8, 2026

When Sukanta Majumdar rides a bulldozer through Bengal after a BJP sweep and TV channels cheer “Yogi model” exports from Uttar Pradesh, the images of machines and mobs flooding streets feel a lot closer to Taliban style takeovers of Kabul than to any serious democratic change of… pic.twitter.com/0XPOW564PO

— VIZHPUNEET (@vizhpuneet) May 8, 2026

In central Kolkata, near New Market. With police permission. As part of victory celebrations a bulldozer was brought in to demolish meat shops. CAPF standing around.
THE BJP FOR YOU. Let the world see these pictures https://t.co/61HX1HUmf7

— Derek O’Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) May 5, 2026

BJP smashed the Lenin statue in Jiaganj last night if that’s what you voted for, own it; if not, this is their real face. pic.twitter.com/Ua8qo6aWgm

— The Eccentric Man. (@CK_speak) May 5, 2026

For ages CPIM had an open diktat that BJP mustn’t grow in Bengal. Yesterday the famous Lenin Statue of Murshidabad has been mutilated & vandalized. pic.twitter.com/vlQpaxeD4r

— Sudhanidhi Bandyopadhyay (@SudhanidhiB) May 6, 2026

18. Bamiyan Buddhas, Afghanistan.

These giant Buddha statues, dating back to the 6th century, were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.

They were a symbol of Afghanistan’s rich cultural history. pic.twitter.com/W5oKOz65Jn

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 26, 2024

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