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.
All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council Chairman Syed Naseruddin Chishty on Tuesday extended his support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Waqf Amendment Act, stating that the government's intent behind the move is "very clear."
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday visited the violence-hit area in Murshidabad that bore the brunt of rioters during the protest of the Muslim community against the Waqf Amendment Act on April 11, and forced the affected people to leave their homes to safer places.
Asserting that the Waqf Amendment Act will facilitate "justice" for everyone, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the entire Muslim community cannot be "blamed" for some Muslim leaders who occupied Waqf properties.
Ever since the Waqf Amendment Bill was passed in parliament, there has been widespread protest in the country. The protests even led to violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad and Jangipur, after which the central security forces were deployed in the violence-hit areas following the order of t
The violence in Murshidabad has left many without homes or livelihoods, and the residents are looking to the government to restore order and ensure their safety.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday appealed to the Muslim community that they do not become a "vote bank" for the Congress and Communist parties. Rijiju was speaking on the Waqf Amendment Act during an event in Kerala's Kochi.
Keshav Mandal, a person staying at the relief camp, expressed dismay over the situation, saying, "We don't know when the situation will be normal and we will be able to go back."
In August 2019, the Central Government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, repealed Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, effectively ending the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating the state into two Union Territories - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday attacked Karnataka Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan and said that if the latter thinks that he is not going to implement the Waqf Amendment Act in the state, then he has to go to Pakistan.
The security forces have set up a relief camp in West Bengal's Malda for those who left Samserganj-Dhuliyan in Murshidabad after violence broke out there during a protest against the Waqf Amendment Act on April 11.