Will reveal the plot behind Murshidabad riots, says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday (April 22, 2025) that she would expose the plot behind the violence in Murshidabad and urged the people of the district to have faith in her. Ms. Banerjee added that she will be visiting the violence-affected areas in the first week of May.
'I will visit the area in the first week of May. I will assess everything and sort out the rest of the matters then. You can have that much faith in me. You can be assured,' the Chief Minister said, while speaking at a government event at Paschim Medinipur district.
Ms. Banerjee said some outsiders, along with locals, were involved in the riots. 'There had been a riot, it is sad. None of us want this. Two wards have been affected [in Dhulian Municipality]. Some outsiders offered help and some locals did this. We will reveal the plot behind this and how they did this,' the Chief Minister said.
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West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, leaders of Opposition parties, and teams of the National Commission of Women and National Human Rights Commission have visited the violence affected areas. Clashes that erupted in Dhulian municipality and the adjoining areas of Samserganj on April 11 and April 12 over the Waqf (Amendment) Act had claimed three lives and forced hundreds to flee their homes and take shelter in adjoining Malda district.
The Chief Minister said that the government has assured support to those who lost their family members in the violence.
'I have promised ₹10 lakh each to the families of those killed in the violence. Our MPs have told them that the government can take care of their children's education also,' she said.
A delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs had met the kin of those killed in the violence. The Chief Minister further assured that individuals whose houses were damaged will receive assistance under the Banglar Bari housing scheme and the State government was holding a survey of shops destroyed in violence.
W.B. BJP chief detained
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar and several other BJP leaders and activists were detained on Tuesday during protests at Hazra crossing, not far from the residence of the Chief Minister in Kolkata. The BJP leadership had gathered to collect funds for the victims of Murshidabad violence.
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'We were here to collect funds to help the victims of violence in Murshidabad district. Is it a crime to ask for funds for those affected? Can we not protest? This is our fundamental right,' Mr. Majumdar said. Protests had erupted in various parts of the State after the violence in Murshidabad district.
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