A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the violence that erupted during a protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the West Bengal's Murshidabad district.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Sunday claimed that violence in Murshidabad district may be part of a larger conspiracy involving select elements from Central agencies, a section of the Border Security Force (BSF), and some political parties.
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday lashed out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the recent violence in Murshidabad district, saying that strict action would be taken against the perpetrators if the BJP forms the government in the state.
Three people were killed in the Murshidabad district following violent clashes linked to protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, the police said on Saturday.
Following the communal violence in Murshidabad district, Siliguri MLA and BJP leader Shankar Ghosh alleged that Trinamool Congress government has created such an environment that it is a sin to be born as a Hindu in West Bengal.
West Bengal Police have arrested 150 individuals in connection with the recent violence in the Murshidabad district, sparked by protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
Following the mob violence in Murshidabad district against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy stated that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called a meeting to pacify the Muslim community.
Advocate Anish Mukherjee, representing West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, who has filed a PIL seeking deployment of central forces and an NIA probe, said, "For several days now, we have been witnessing widespread violence throughout the state of West Bengal, particularly i
Violence erupted in West Bengal's Murshidabad district during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, with clashes between demonstrators and police resulting in stone-pelting and torched police vehicles.
Three people were killed in Dhuliyan in the aftermath of mob violence against the Waqf (Amendment) Act in Murshidabad district, West Bengal Police said.
West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday requested Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to transfer the investigation into the recent vandalism incidents at railway stations in the Murshidabad District to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).