‘Miscreants Given Protected Passage’: TMC Chief’s ‘Conspiracy’ Cost At BSF Attracts BJP’s Ire – News18

Final Up to date:April 14, 2025, 17:43 IST

Three folks have been killed and several other have been injured within the anti-Waqf Act stir in Murshidabad final week. TMC has alleged that BSF was a part of the “conspiracy”. His remarks drew sharp retort from BJP.

Murshidabad Violence: Trinamool Congress chief Kunal Ghosh has made a large accusation in reference to the Murshidabad violence that killed three folks, alleging {that a} central company and the Border Safety Drive have been a part of the “conspiracy”.

Ghosh alleged that the BSF facilitated the entry of miscreants by the border and gave them “protected passage to return” after the violence.

His allegations drew a pointy retort from the BJP, which accused the ruling TMC of giving a clear chit to these concerned in arson and violence within the title of protests in opposition to the lately enacted Waqf Modification Act.

TMC’s Large Allegation Towards BSF

“There have been some dangerous incidents in Murshidabad. We made attraction to the frequent folks. Don’t reply to any provocation from the BJP as a result of the guardian of West Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee, is right here. You don’t fear,” Ghosh mentioned.

The TMC chief claimed that there was a “bigger conspiracy” behind the violent incidents that raised tensions in Murshidabad.

“We’re receiving some inputs and allegations that there was a bigger conspiracy behind these incidents. Some part of Central company, a bit of BSF and a bit of two-three different political events, they have been concerned on this conspiracy and with the assistance of part of BSF, there was a spot in border and a few miscreants entered, they made chaos they usually got protected passage to return,” he alleged.

Ghosh claimed that the majority visuals shared by the BJP from the violence belong to different states and completely different incidents. He alleged that the saffron social gathering is making an attempt to “provoke” the folks of the state.

BJP Hits Again At TMC

Chief of Opposition within the State Meeting Suvendu Adhikari reacted sharply to the remarks and equated the TMC with Bangladesh militant group Ansarullah Bangla Workforce. Dubbing the TMC an “anti-national and jihadi-controlled social gathering”, he demanded an NIA investigation into the Murshidabad violence.

BJP’s nationwide spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla lashed out at Ghosh and Congress chief Digvijaya Singh for his or her remarks on the violence.

“After Kunal Ghosh who blamed BSF for Bengal Waqf Violence now Digvijaya Singh blames RSS.. implying Hindus are solely accountable despite the fact that it’s Hindus who’re receiving finish of Jihadi violence. That is the true face of Congress,” he mentioned.

Citing Calcutta Excessive Courtroom’s statement that it “can’t flip a blind eye” to the state of affairs in Murshidabad, the BJP chief mentioned that Kunal Ghosh and Digvijaya Singh have been insulting the central forces.

The police have mentioned that the state of affairs in Murshidabad is returning to regular.

Three folks had died within the violent protests in opposition to the Waqf Act final week, prompting the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom to order the deployment of central forces within the tense areas.

Over 150 folks have been arrested in reference to the violence, during which the police officers additionally sustained accidents.