‘Hindus not secure in Bengal’, alleges BJP after 3 killed in Murshidabad violence over Waqf legislation
West Bengal Chief of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday claimed that Hindus have been “not secure” within the state and the scenario was very severe and delicate.
Adhikari’s remarks got here after three folks have been killed within the mob violence in Murshidabad throughout protests in opposition to the Waqf (Modification) Act.
“One has to go to court docket to rejoice Hindu festivals right here. Right this moment additionally loads of violence occurred. Yesterday two deaths occurred and another in police firing. In Dhuliyan Hindu retailers have been looted. The scenario is out of police management. 35 policemen have been injured thus far,” ANI quoted the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) chief as saying.
“Mamata Banerjee is doing politics of appeasement. I had earlier written to the Governor (for deployment of central forces in Bengal), yesterday I additionally appealed to the Chief Minister. When these folks didn’t achieve this, I went to court docket immediately. Tomorrow there’s a BJP rally in School Sq.. The bottom actuality is that Hindus will not be secure in Bengal, the scenario could be very severe, delicate,” he added.
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Murshidabad violence replace
A minimum of three folks have been killed within the clashes in Murshidabad and over 138 have been arrested in reference to the violence, PTI reported.
In a contemporary growth, Inspector Common of South Bengal Frontier, Border Safety Pressure (BSF), Karni Singh Shekhawat reached the violence-hit space in Murshidabad after the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom ordered deployment of central forces within the affected space.
The Calcutta excessive court docket on Saturday ordered the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in Murshidabad district, stating that “it can not flip a blind eye to stories of vandalism in a couple of districts of West Bengal.
“We can not flip a blind eye to the varied stories which have surfaced which prima facie reveals vandalism in few districts of the State of West Bengal,” a division bench presided by Justice Soumen Sen was quoted by PTI as saying.
The court docket famous that other than Murshidabad, incidents have been reported from Amtala in South 24 Parganas district, in North 24 Parganas district and at Champdani in Hooghly.
(With PTI, ANI inputs)
