Days after violence erupted in West Bengal's Murshidabad, Nilotpal Kumar Pandey, BSF DIG and PRO (South Bengal Frontier), said that the situation remains tense but is under control.
Rahaman said, "The situation is under control now. People are sitting peacefully in their homes. By this evening or tomorrow, everything will return to normal. Markets will reopen, and we will urge the public to resume their daily lives. We will ensure that rumours are not spread. Our govern
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.
The situation in Lucknow, which briefly turned tense following a protest by villagers over BR Ambedkar's statue, has been brought under control, according to DCP Gopal Krishan Choudhary.
A clash broke out during the Hanuman Jayanti procession in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, when the procession was passing near Colonelganj Mosque.
Chief Minister Sarma emphasized that despite apprehensions of protests on Friday, the situation remained largely calm, with only minor demonstrations reported at three locations.
In wake of mob violence in Murshidabad in which three people were killed, West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said raised apprehension that Hindus were not safe in the state and situation is very serious, delicate.
Clashes broke out between police and villagers in Uttar Pradesh's Khantari village in Lucknow. The villagers allegedly pelted stones on the police forces, due to which situation became tense.
West Bengal Congress president Subhankar Sarkar slammed the West Bengal government and the BJP over the protest that erupted in the state due to the Waqf Amendment Act.
"There were around 20-25 people. I saw that the crowd and congestion with the college bus being there, the situation seemed bad. We had put the cloth on people's heads, everyone in the bus were girls," one of the locals told ANI.