BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari has accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being responsible for violence against Hindus in the state, likening her to a "modern-day Suhrawardy."
Speaking to ANI, Jha took a swipe at the BJP over their allegations of "targeted violence" on Hindus, stating, "Kitni jagah ye card kheloge, ghis chuka hai. The time has come for PM Modi to break his silence. The country's social country is responsibility of Centre and all state governments.
JD(U) leader KC Tyagi on Sunday said that the entire country is in shock after violence erupted in West Bengal's Murshidabad following the amended Waqf law.
BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government over the recent violence in Murshidabad.
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 Police have arrested 150 individuals in connection with the recent violence in the Murshidabad district, sparked by protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
Amid ongoing violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad in the wake of the amended Waqf law, locals demand President's rule and said their homes and shops were vandalised, leaving them feeling unsafe and unprotected.
"More than 400 Hindus from Dhulian, Murshidabad driven by fear of religiously driven bigots were forced to flee across the river & take shelter at Par Lalpur High School, Deonapur-Sovapur GP, Baisnabnagar, Malda," Adhikari wrote in a post on X.
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.
Amid the ongoing violence in Murshidabad over the amended Waqf law, West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has handed over the state to "Jihadis" for vote bank politics.
Amid ongoing violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad in the wake of the amended Waqf law, BSF has deployed five companies to support state police operations, IG South Bengal Frontier Karni Singh Shekhawat said on Saturday.