Murshidabad violence ‘pre-planned’, BSF involved, claims Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that the recent communal violence in Murshidabad district during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act was “pre-planned”, PTI reported.
Speaking at an event in Kolkata, the Trinamool Congress chief also accused a section of the Border Security Force along with central agencies and the Bharatiya Janata Party, of fanning tensions by allegedly facilitating cross-border influx from Bangladesh.
The Border Security Force reports to the Union home ministry.
The Union government permitted entry of undocumented immigrants from across the border despite the political crisis in neighbouring Bangladesh, Banerjee claimed. She further claimed that the Border Security Force and other agencies played a role in triggering the unrest in West Bengal.
“I came across news claiming the role of elements from across the border in Murshidabad unrest,” PTI quoted Banerjee as saying. “Is it not the role of the BSF to guard the border? The state government does not guard the international border.”
The Union government must take responsibility, she added.
The BSF and the Union home ministry have not commented on Banerjee’s allegations so far.
Banerjee’s statement came days after three persons were killed in Murshidabad amid violent protests over the past week against the Waqf Amendment Act.
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