Murshidabad waqf violence: ‘Temples deliberately targeted, over 400 Hindus forced to flee’, charges West Bengal BJP

Hindus are forced to flee and temples are being deliberately targeted in the name of “quest for justice” in Murshidabad, charged Bharatiya Janata Party, accusing the Mamata Banerjee government of inaction against violence under the pretext of waqf protests. BJP charged the violence was a calculated effort to alter the demography of the region.

BJP chief and Opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari charged appeasement politics of Trinamool Congress has “emboldened” radical elements in West Bengal. “More than 400 Hindus from Dhulian, Murshidabad driven by fear of religiously driven bigots were forced to flee across the river & take shelter at Par Lalpur High School, Deonapur-Sovapur GP, Baisnabnagar, Malda. Religious persecution in Bengal is real,” Adhikari tweeted.

Adhikari charged Hindus are being hunted in the state and they are “running for their lives”. “Shame on the State Govt for allowing this breakdown of law & order. I urge the Central Paramilitary Forces deployed in the District, the State Police and the district administration to ensure the safe return of these displaced Hindus & protect their lives from this jihadist terror. Bengal is burning. The social fabric is torn. Enough is enough,” he said. The party charged temples were deliberately targeted in Murshidabad under the guise of Waqf protests. 

The Calcutta High Court came down heavily on the West Bengal government on Saturday and ordered the deployment of central paramilitary forces to control violence. “We cannot turn a blind eye to the various reports that have surfaced which prima facie shows vandalism in few districts of the State of West Bengal," the court said. At least three people were killed in the clashes and over 138 have been arrested in connection with the violence.