Murshidabad Violence

Mithun Chakraborty Calls For President’s Rule In West Bengal

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New Delhi: Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty has urged the Centre to consider imposing President’s Rule in West Bengal, citing concerns over the law and order situation in the state following a week of violence in Murshidabad district, triggered by protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. “I’ve requested many times, and I’m still requesting … Read more

Bangladesh’s “Minority” Remark Over Bengal, India Responds “Focus On…”

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India has slammed Bangladesh’s remark over the violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad during protests against the amendments to the Waqf law. Calling out Dhaka’s “unwarranted comments” and “virtue signalling”, Delhi has advised its eastern neighbour to focus on protecting the minorities in its country. Rejecting alleged attempts of its implication in the violence that broke … Read more

High Court On Bengal Waqf Violence

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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the central forces to stay put in violence-hit Murshidabad district of West Bengal, and urged everyone to refrain from making provocative speeches, amid prevailing tensions after protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent last week. A division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Raja Basu Chowdhury … Read more

West Bengal Police Forms Special Team To probe Murshidabad Violence

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Kolkata:  West Bengal Police has constituted a nine-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the recent incidents of violence in Murshidabad district, officials said on Wednesday. The SIT comprises an Additional Superintendent of Police (Intelligence Branch), two Deputy Superintendents — one from the Counter Insurgency Force (CIF) and the other from the Criminal Investigation Department … Read more

Families Migrate To Jharkhand, Relief Camps Set Up in Malda

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Kolkata: Several families have been displaced, with many migrating to Jharkhand’s Pakur district, while others have taken refuge in relief camps set up in Malda, following the unrest in Murshidabad triggered by protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act. An elderly man who migrated to Jharkhand’s Pakur broke down while recounting his ordeal during the Murshidabad … Read more

Yogi Adityanath On Bengal Violence During Waqf Protest

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Attacking the Mamata Banerjee government over the violence in Murshidabad during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said “Bengal is burning” and its Chief Minister is “silent”. He also said “danda” — meaning stick — is the “only treatment for rioters”. Addressing a gathering in Hardoi, Mr Adityanath … Read more

BJP Slams Yusuf Pathan’s Insta Post As Bengal Simmers

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New Delhi: As Bengal’s Murshidabad simmers due to violence over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, local Trinamool Congress MP and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan is drawing fire for an Instagram post in which he is seen relaxing and enjoying a cup of tea. While most of the violence-hit areas are not part of Mr Pathan’s constituency, … Read more

Calcutta High Court On Bengal Waqf Violence

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Underlining that constitutional courts cannot be a mute spectator, the Calcutta High Court on Saturday ordered the deployment of Central forces in Bengal’s Murshidabad where anti-Waqf protests have resulted in the death of three people. Several vehicles, including police vans, were set on fire, stones were thrown at security forces, and roads were blocked as … Read more

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