BJP slams TMC for violence, demands 'President's Rule' in Bengal

In West Bengal, several areas in Murshidabad district are tense in the aftermath of violence during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act. Three people have been killed and 150 arrested in connection with the violence so far. Bhartiya Janata Party MP and former chairman of JPC on Waqf bill, Jagdambika Pal has demanded that the President's Rule should be imposed in West Bengal. He alleged that says, the way the protests were happening there, the state government's role was completely ineffective."here is a minister in Mamata's government who called out to people and incited them, which led to the crowd turning violent," he alleged.

Uttar Pradesh: On the violence during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act in Murshidabad, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal says, "The way the protests were happening there, the state government's role was completely ineffective. There is a minister in Mamata's government who called out… pic.twitter.com/5YIP60WLIv

— IANS (@ians_india) April 13, 2025

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly  Suvendu Adhikari claimed on Sunday that more than 400 Hindus have been “forced to flee” their houses from Dhulian in West Bengal's Murshidabad district following a violence over the Waqf law that allegedly left three people dead.

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.

Appeasement politics of… pic.twitter.com/gZFuanOT4N

— Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) April 13, 2025

In response to escalating unrest, the Calcutta High Court on Saturday ordered the deployment of paramilitary forces in the district's most sensitive areas. The court, acknowledging reports of widespread vandalism in several districts, emphasised that it could not "turn a blind eye" to the unfolding situation.The violence, which began after Friday prayers, persisted into a second day. Police confirmed that at least three people have been killed in the clashes. On Sunday, authorities arrested twelve more people, following overnight raids, bringing the total number of arrests to 150. Police stated that the situation had calmed in the Suti, Dhulian, Samserganj, and Jangipur regions.

#WATCH | West Bengal | Morning visuals from Murshidabad, where violence erupted on Friday during a protest against the Waqf Amendment Act. Calcutta High Court ordered the deployment of central forces in violence-hit Murshidabad.

As per police, three people died in Dhuliyan,… pic.twitter.com/XS2G8ZGAKD

— ANI (@ANI) April 13, 2025

West Bengal BJP president and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's "incompetence" and her appeasement politics behind the ongoing violence against Waqf Act in the state. Meanwhile chief minister Mamata Banerjee called for peace, accusing "some political parties" of attempting to exploit religious sentiments for political gain.