The incident occurred in the congested Mustafabad locality during the early hours of Saturday when a multi-storey building collapsed, trapping several people beneath the rubble.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Pratyush Kanth strongly criticized the Siddaramaiah government over the incident in Karnataka, where Hindu examinees were asked to remove their 'janeu'.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday strongly condemned the incident in Bidar where a student was allegedly denied permission to appear for the CET exam due to wearing the sacred thread (Janeu), and another incident in Shivamogga where a student was allegedly forced to
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose condemned the violence in Murshidabad, calling it "barbaric," and said that such incidents should never happen again.
Out of the 11 people who were confirmed to be injured in the incident, six people have been discharged from hospitals while five others are still undergoing treatment.
National Commission for Women member Archana Majumdar on Saturday termed the violence in Murshidabad as horrific and unacceptable and urged Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee led West Bengal government to take responsibility for the incident.
Earlier today, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta expressed condolences after four people lost their lives in a building collapse incident at Mustafabad.
Mishra stated that the Delhi Police and NDRF teams were working on the rescue operations, further stating that both the officers and builders were responsible for the incident and would not be spared.
Meanwhile, a delegation of the National Commission of Women, led by its Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar, on Saturday visited the violence-affected Murshidabad area and said it will submit its report to the Centre.