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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
