"You are against Muslims, but in Saudi Arabia, you meet Muslims... If you go to Dubai, UAE, whose hospitality do you take there... You say one thing in your country and another outside," Banerjee said while addressing the gathering in a meeting with Muslim clerics.
"Suvendu Adhikari gives provocative statements. He is giving these statements in the name of religion after being rejected by the public," Ghosh said. "The main issue in West Bengal is development. Let me say clearly -- the TMC will form the government for the fourth time with a majority,
Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma on Wednesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of appeasing Muslim voters for electoral gains and neglecting the Hindus amid protests against the Waqf Amendment Act.
"Just like the Kashmiri Pandits were forced to flee their homeland during the Congress rule, Hindus in Bengal are now facing a similar exodus. And yet, leaders of the INDIA alliance, Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Akhilesh Yadav, Uddhav Thackeray, MK Stalin, remain shamefully silent out of fear
West Bengal Minorities Commission Chairman Ahmed Hassan Imran on Wednesday condemned the violent protests against the Waqf Act in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, where three people have died.
"It was a felicitated meeting. These people are rioters, the ones who did communal clash in Mothabari, they are being uplifted, Mamata Banerjee is instigating them to go to Delhi and shut down Delhi. To go to Delhi, you have to go through Uttar Pradesh. Mamata Banerjee is not in power in Del
Unrest broke out in Murshidabad during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act on April 11. The law has been a contentious issue in the region. The protests turned violent, resulting in the deaths of three people and injuries to several others, with widespread property damage.
Unrest broke out in Murshidabad during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act on April 11. The law has been a contentious issue in the region. The protests turned violent, resulting in the deaths of three people and injuries to several others, with widespread property damage.
"I want to raise some big questions for Mamata Banerjee. First, if women are being given a place in the Waqf Board, in the centre, and all the states, do you have a problem with that? Second, if backward Muslims are getting representation in the Waqf Board, do you have a problem with that?"
She said that since Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has assured the people that the Waqf Bill will not be implemented in the state, the of the muslim community must "channelise our energies constructively" and not let communal forces exploit these incidents.