"Village was burned, destructed and looted": CPI(M) slams West Bengal government over violence

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 14 (ANI): Communist Party of India (M) State Secretary of West Bengal, Mohammad Salim on Monday said that he was able to enter the ground zero, where the violence took place after a lot of trouble.
He alleged the police of allowing the rioters to continue their mayhem despite the requests by the local villagers.
He further alleged that the whole village was burned, destructed and looted but there was no police or fire brigade.
"After a lot of trouble, I could enter this place, the ground zero, where all the violence took place and people were killed. Police were not present. Despite repeated requests from the villagers, the police allowed the rioters to continue with this mayhem. The whole village was burned, destructed and looted, and there was no police or fire brigade. The villagers themselves doused the fire...", Salim said.
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Monday expressed concern over the tense situation in Murshidabad, stating that the deployment of central forces, such as the CRPF, could help improve the situation. Majumdar also urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to request central assistance to maintain peace and normalcy.
"The situation is very tense and bad. The situation can be improved by keeping the central force here for a long time. I will request the Chief Minister to take the initiative and ask the Center to deploy CRPF here and the central force should stay here until the situation becomes normal... Our demand is that peace should be established, the state government should take action for this...," Majumdar told ANI.
The violence in Murshidabad was sparked by protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, which has been a contentious issue in the region. The protests turned violent, resulting in the deaths of three people, injuries to several others, and widespread property damage.
The BJP has accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of supporting the protests and criticized TMC MP Bapi Halder for making threatening remarks against those protesting Waqf properties. Majumdar condemned Halder's comments, saying they incited violence and questioned the state police's inaction against the MP. (ANI)