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.
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.
"They should think that when the government brings a bill, and it is passed in the Parliament, no one can stop it, because these amendments are always meant for development and for the good... Waqf Boards across the country will progress with this Act..." Andrabi told ANI.
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.
Chief Minister Sarma emphasized that despite apprehensions of protests on Friday, the situation remained largely calm, with only minor demonstrations reported at three locations.