"Horrific, unacceptable; Bengal Govt must take responsibility": Women's commission member on Murshidabad violence

Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], April 19 (ANI): National Commission for Women member Archana Majumdar on Saturday termed the violence in Murshidabad as horrific and unacceptable and urged the Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee led West Bengal government to take responsibility for the incident.
Speaking to mediapersons, Majumdar said, "Some woman lost their husband, some lost their son. People were dragged out of their homes and butchered. This is horrific. I don't know if such incidents have ever happened in West Bengal. We have seen all of this for the first time. This is unacceptable. The government must take the responsibility for this."
Earlier today, a delegation of the National Commission of Women led by its Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar visited the violence-affected Murshidabad area and said it will submit its report to the Centre. Speaking to mediapersons, Rahatkar said the commission will put forth the demands of the people before the government.
"The suffering these people are going through is inhuman. We will put their demands in front of the government," Rahatkar said.
Rahatkar is part of the probe committee constituted by the NCW, which is on a three-day visit to affected areas in West Bengal, including Malda and Murshidabad. The NCW chairperson said that her visit aims to boost the morale of women who have been left traumatised by the communal unrest.
A team of the National Commission for Women (NCW) are on a visit to the violence-affected Murshidabad, where violence broke out during the protest against the Waqf Amendment Act on April 11.
The violence broke out on April 11 in the Muslim-dominated Murshidabad district during a protest over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, resulting in the deaths of two people, injuries to several others, and widespread property damage. The protests swept across Malda, Murshidabad, South 24 Parganas, and Hooghly districts, leading to arson, stone-pelting, and road blockades. Several families have been displaced, with many migrating to Jharkhand's Pakur district, while others have taken refuge in relief camps set up in Malda. (ANI)