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Nearly a month after violence, Bengal CM to visit Murshidabad in early May

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Nearly a month after violence, Bengal CM to visit Murshidabad in early May

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that she would visit violence-hit parts of Murshidabad district in the first week of May to assess the situation. Before that, she will be visiting Digha to inaugurate Jagannath temple. Reiterating her charge that “outsiders” were involved in the violence that took place during protests against the Centre’s new Waqf law, the chief minister said that her government would “soon expose the conspirators” behind the riots. “The violence was unfortunate. We do not want riots. Some outsiders orchestrated it, but we will expose them and their conspiracy,” the chief minister said at an administrative programme in Paschim Medinipur. Story continues below this ad “I have promised the families of those killed in the viole...

TMC at forefront in fight against Waqf law, BJP trying to malign Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday held a meeting with Imams and assured that Trinamool Congress is at forefront in fight against the new Waqf law in the Parliament. Acknowledging that a few areas in Murshidabad district saw some disturbances over Waqf Act, she said,”Some media houses, paid by BJP, are circulating videos of violence that happened in other states to malign Bengal.” Banerjee also denied claims of any involvement of her party in inciting the violence. “Had TMC been involved in Waqf violence as claimed by opposition, houses of its leaders would not have been attacked,” she added. © IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd Expand Source link

BJP and TMC allege ‘outsiders’ instigated violence at Murshidabad

West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari claimed that at least 100 crore Hindu-owned properties had been damaged during religious clashes that turned violent in Murshidabad. He suggested that Bangladeshi outfit ‘Ansarulla Bangla Jamat’ was behind the violence, while TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said, “Those who instigated the violence, local people did not recognise them. They came from outside. Who are they? Where did they come from? Who helped them? We think there is a bigger conspiracy. We are demanding a detailed investigation.” “We have already made a list of six hundred persons who instigated the violence and submitted it to the administration,” Adhikari said in front of the legislative Assembly on Monday. Story continues below this ad He also alleg...