West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met victims of Murshidabad violence, saluted Jhantu Ali Sheikh's sacrifice, and announced relief measures including Rs 1.20 lakh for 280 affected families and a job for the family of the slain soldier.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her visit to violence-hit Murshidabad, accusing her of visiting the district only after anger had risen among Hindus in Bengal. He alleged that Banerjee reached Murshidabad after 27 days to "she
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that the Murshidabad violence was orchestrated, well planned. She hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that West Bengal would not tolerate such people who will instigate riots.
"The West Bengal government's silence on the premeditated and planned attack on Hindus in Murshidabad is proof that Mamata Banerjee's government has given shelter to the rioters," Chugh told ANI.
The National Commission for Women has expressed deep concern over the recent communal violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad and Malda districts, where women and girls were "subjected to unspeakable acts of sexual violence, physical assault, and rape threats."
In the aftermath of being detained by the police in Kolkata on Tuesday, Union Minister and West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar alleged that there was no democracy in West Bengal and permission was denied even for collecting donations for the victims of the Murshidabad violence.
West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar and other BJP leaders were detained by the state police at the Hazra Crossing in Kolkata on Tuesday. He alleged that police was acting as cadres of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and they were detained when they came to raise funds for Murshidabad v
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday inaugurated a solar power project with a 112-megawatt capacity in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal while lauding the recent development projects in the state.
Speaking to the media, the Madhya Pradesh Minister said, "She (Mamata Banerjee) is only worried about her seat. She is trying to reduce the number of Hindus wherever she can and giving space to Bangladeshi intruders in the state. She has no affection for the country, and this is why there is
National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has expressed concern over the recent episodes of violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, noting that an "atmosphere of fear" is still affecting the region.
Daily life in Murshidabad gradually resumed amid tight security following the violent protests that erupted in various areas against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Dhami said, "The kind of issues that are happening in Bengal, the whole country is agitated...in the name of secularism, the kind of appeasement politics Mamata Banerjee is doing, reminds us of 1947-48."