'Mamata Rana': Shiv Sena's Mhaske blasts Bengal government, demands CM's ouster over Waqf-related attacks on Hindus

Thane Shiv Sena MP and spokesperson Naresh Mhaske launched a blistering attack today on the West Bengal government, demanding the immediate dismissal of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s administration over what he termed as the government's failure to protect Hindus from repeated communal violence arising over issues like the Waqf (Amendment) Bill.

Speaking at a press conference in Thane, Mhaske condemned recent incidents of targeted violence against Hindu families in Bengal, accusing the state administration of wilful negligence and vote-bank appeasement.

“Hindu families are being terrorised and driven out of their homes. After the Centre passed the Waqf Board Amendment Bill, elements from a particular community have openly attacked Hindus. In Murshidabad, anti-social mobs invaded a Hindu household, murdered members of the family in front of the police, and torched their property and vehicles,” Mhaske alleged.

Calling it a “state-sponsored failure”, he added that Mamata Banerjee had “not just turned a blind eye—she’s complicit in her silence, and her government must be immediately dismissed,” he added.

Sharpening his attack, he accused Banerjee of prioritising minority appeasement over justice.

“To safeguard her Muslim vote bank, Mamata Banerjee has become helpless. Her silence today is criminal. She’s no different from Tahawwur Rana, one of the masterminds behind the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. From now on, she deserves the name ’Mamata Rana’.”

Taking aim at Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, Mhaske questioned his silence as well:

“He claims to stand for Hindutva, yet he once hosted Mamata Banerjee at Matoshree. Where is his outrage now? Why hasn’t he condemned the atrocities against Hindus in Bengal?”

He went on to question the silence of other constituents of the INDIA bloc—including M. K. Stalin and Rahul Gandhi—over the violence, stating that they were afraid of Mamata Banerjee. In that regard, Mhaske also announced that a Shiv Sena delegation would soon visit West Bengal to meet the affected families and assess the situation firsthand.

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