West Bengal, which has over 80,480 Waqf properties - second only to Uttar Pradesh's 2.2 lakh, has witnessed widespread protests after the passage of the Waqf law.
"How? How can she say she will not implement it? She is sitting in a constitutional position and the law is passed by a constitutional body, then how can she say that she will not follow something that is constitutional," Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said in response to reporters' queries regarding Mamata Banerjee's statement that the Act will not be implemented in West Bengal.
"The CM is visibly inciting violence by asking people to protest and saying that she will not follow the law passed by the Parliament," he said.
Central forces have been deployed to control the violence, following an order from the Calcutta high court. The West Bengal police have also arrested 150 individuals for the riots.
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The probe found that the Mamata Banerjee-led government failed to monitor the intruders as unrest gripped two districts in Bengal over the Waqf law, killing three people.
Bangladeshi miscreants involved in West Bengal Waqf violence
Former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam says, "Mamata Banerjee wants to turn West Bengal into Bangladesh and Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav collectively want to turn Bihar into Bengal.
The Hindus of Bihar have to take the call whether they want to see it happening..."
On Murshidabad violence, he says,
"The Hindus of the country are in grave danger and the Union Home Minister and Prime Minister should give it a thought..."
Protests against Waqf law rock Bengal's Murshidabad, South 24 Parganas
Three killed, several injured in violence
Probe says Mamata Banerjee government failed to monitor intruders
An initial probe into the massive violence that rocked West Bengal over the Waqf law has revealed the involvement of Bangladeshi miscreants, the Union Home Ministry was informed, according to sources.
The probe also found that the Mamata Banerjee-led government failed to monitor the intruders as unrest gripped Murshidabad district and South 24 Parganas during protests over the Waqf law, killing three people and injuring several others.
The law, which expands the government's role in regulating Waqf properties, is being seen by a section of the Muslim community as a move to "snatch" their land. The Centre has rejected such claims.
HOW UNREST BROKE OUT IN BENGAL
Several shops and vehicles were torched and homes of locals were ransacked after protests against the Waqf law turned violent in Suti and Samserganj of Murshidabad district. A large number of locals have also fled these areas since unrest gripped the Muslim-majority district on April 11.
Murshidabad, which borders Bangladesh, has a 66% Muslim population, according to the 2011 Census.
The unrest spilled over to Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district on Monday when a protest led by the India Secular Front (ISF) against the Waqf law turned violent. Protesters clashed with police and set fire to vehicles after they were stopped from heading to Kolkata.
Amid the violence, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose sought a detailed report from the Trinamool government. The Calcutta High Court has also stepped in, ordering the deployment of central forces in sensitive areas.
Police said a total of 210 people have so far been arrested in connection with the violence and the situation in Murshidabad was gradually returning to normal.
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