BJP Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, on Sunday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting that select border districts of West Bengal be declared 'disturbed areas' under AFSPA due to alleged repeated communal attacks on Hindus.
Khalilur Rahaman, a TMC MP from Jangipur, condemned the recent violence in Murshidabad on Sunday, terming it "unwanted" and expressing deep sadness over the incident.
West Bengal BJP president and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday criticized TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's statement, and said that by feeding the tablets of secularism, the entire Hindu society has been marginalized.
BJP leader and West Bengal Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday said he is very grateful to the Calcutta High Court and welcomed its decision to deploy central forces in violence-hit Murshidabad.
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.
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.
Trinamool Congress general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said that "Some people want to set Bengal on fire." He urged the people to maintain peace in the state and not fall prey to rumours.
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.
West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose has issued strict directions to the Mamata Banerjee-led state government to take strict action against the miscreants who were responsible for creating disturbances in several areas of the state.
Visuals from Mothabari showed women welcoming Adhikari amid heavy security, and chanting slogans to welcome him. Adhikari shook hands and enquired about the situation of the women there.
Khagen Murmu, while speaking to ANI during a public rally in Malda said, "Mamata Banerjee is trying to turn West Bengal into Bangladesh by inciting Muslims against Hindus and bringing them on the streets... The grand Ram Navami processions were absolutely apolitical, indicating that the Hind
Speaking to ANI, Majumdar said, "This is a black day in the history of West Bengal, and Mamata Banerjee and her party are responsible for this. They have committed theft due to which these teachers lost their jobs. So many people have been affected. Police attitude is not right, every lathi