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.
West Bengal BJP President and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday claimed that people in the violence-affected areas of Murshidabad and Shamshergan have migrated to Malda and are living in refugee camps.
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.
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.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday said that the Hindus in West Bengal are being crushed between two sides, rising Muslim fundamentalism and the "anti-Hindu rule" of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
TMC leader Jay Prakash Majumdar on Tuesday criticized Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his remarks about Bengal and urged him to focus on his state instead of commenting on others.
Sudarshan Vahini, a Hindu group on Tuesday protested outside the Trinamool Congress office in Delhi over the violence in Murshidabad, demanding that President's rule be imposed in West Bengal.
Several families have been displaced, with many migrating to Jharkhand's Pakur district, while others have taken refuge in relief camps set up in Malda, following the unrest in Murshidabad triggered by protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act.