Mamata Banerjee Delivers Double-Barrel, Pahalgam-Waqf Bill Violence, Jab

Kolkata:

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee – prepping her Trinamool Congress for what will likely be an explosive Meeting election subsequent yr – has labelled arch-rivals the BJP, and the party-led central authorities, a “heavily-loaded virus” that spreads communal rigidity and hatred.

In a scathing assault – delivered in Murshidabad, the place three individuals have been killed final month in violence over modifications to the Waqf laws, and which drew from the Pahalgam terror attack – Ms Banerjee claimed BJP ‘goons’ stopped her from visiting the households of these affected by the Waqf legal guidelines violence.

And she or he additionally accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to guard India’s borders.

“Once you (referring to Mr Modi) are within the (Prime Minister’s) chair, you can not divide the individuals on spiritual strains. Please (as a substitute) handle India… please handle the borders.”

#WATCH | Murshidabad: On the Pahalgam terrorist assault, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says, “…As an alternative of doing communal violence, please handle the border. Please handle India. We love India, please save India from any catastrophe. Please give justice to the individuals… pic.twitter.com/bwmC2vXaRN

— ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2025

“Give justice to the individuals and do not play nasty politics,” the Chief Minister declared, claiming proof of a “conspiracy”, orchestrated by the BJP, with assist from the Nationwide Human Rights Fee, to unfold propaganda in opposition to her authorities earlier than the election.

“I’ve unearthed many of the conspiracy… I’ll expose this earlier than the media. However sadly, some media homes performed into the fingers of the BJP in spreading lies.”

Ms Banerjee was making her first go to to Murshidabad for the reason that violence.

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Last month she blamed “outsiders”; “We don’t want riots,” she stated, mentioning her authorities had already declared – though the ‘how’ is unclear – it won’t implement the brand new Waqf invoice within the state.

“Some outsiders orchestrated it… however we’ll expose them and their conspiracy.”

This was after a NHRC panel had already visited, prompting her to ask if the rights physique, which reviews to the centre, was as immediate in witnessing potential violations in BJP-ruled states like Uttar Pradesh.

Three individuals have been killed in violence there after the Waqf (Modification) Invoice was handed in early April.

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The brand new legislation modifications the way in which Muslim charitable property and properties are administered within the nation, together with making it obligatory to have non-Muslims on the Waqf boards.

The legislation was handed amid fierce controversy in Parliament and pleas difficult its implementation will likely be taken up subsequent week by a bench led by the brand new Chief Justice, BR Gavai.

In its affidavit on April 25, the federal government defended the amendments and opposed any “blanket keep” by the court docket on a “legislation having presumption of constitutionality handed by Parliament”.

Mamata Banerjee’s multi-barrel assault on the BJP comes as her Trinamool and he or she prepared for subsequent yr’s election, one the latter will likely be going all-out to win after slipping to successive defeats in Bengal state polls and the Lok Sabha elections.

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