Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 19 (ANI): West Bengal Leader of the Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday claimed that at least 1,000 families are suffering, with more than 10,000 people were displaced as their houses have been burnt and looted during Murshidabad violence.
Speaking to ANI, Adhikari said, “At least 1,000 families are suffering. More than 10,000 people have been displaced. Their houses have been burnt and looted. Central forces cannot stay here all the time. In the bordering district of West Bengal, the work of removing Hindu families is being done. The situation in the bordering areas is horrible. People in bordering areas should keep licensed arms.”
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh also criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for not visiting the violence-hit areas in Murshidabad, where the “situation is very bad and thousands have to leave their homes. homes.”
“Several teams are going there, the Governor has to visit too. The situation is very bad and thousands have to leave their homes. This is a matter of concern. It is the work of the Governor to meet the victims. People are sitting on the roads to meet him. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should have visited first but she did not go,” Ghosh said.
Earlier today, BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya attacked the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government over Murshidabad violence, saying that the constitutional system has completely collapsed in West Bengal.
Speaking to ANI, Bhattacharya said, “The current situation in West Bengal is that the constitutional system has completely collapsed and migration from Murshidabad is continuing. Hindus are leaving Murshidabad. We have been saying this since the mid-80s that the entire demographic structure of West Bengal has been changed. This is part of an international conspiracy. The Chief Minister of West Bengal is giving provocative speeches.”
On the same day, Union Minister and BJP’s West Bengal state president Sukanta Majumdar said that the situation in Murshidabad is still tense, days after violence broke out in the area. He warned that the situation may get worse if central forces are removed from the district.
Speaking to the media, Majumdar said, “The situation is still tense; whatever little peace is there is because of the presence of central forces, situation may worsen once central forces are removed. Hindus are migrating from Bengal. Mamata Banerjee and the leftists kept fooling Hindus and Islamic radicalisation continued in the background.”
Earlier in the day, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose visited Dhuliyan to meet the victims affected by the violence in Murshidabad.
A delegation from the National Commission for Women (NCW), led by its Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar, also visited the affected areas in Murshidabad.
Speaking to the media, Rahatkar said, “The suffering these people are going through is inhuman. We will put their demands in front of the government.”
Rahatkar is part of the NCW probe committee, which is on a three-day visit to violence-hit areas in West Bengal, including Malda and Murshidabad. She said the visit is aimed at giving support to women who have been left traumatised by the violence.
The unrest began on April 11 in the Muslim-majority Murshidabad district during a protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. The protest turned violent, leading to the killing of two people, injuries to several others, and property damage, forcing thousands to leave their homes for safer places.
The protests spread across other districts, including Malda, South 24 Parganas, and Hooghly, and involved incidents of arson, stone-pelting, and road blockades.
Following the violence, several families fled their homes. Many have migrated to Pakur district in Jharkhand, while others are staying in relief camps set up in Malda. (ANI)
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