Communal violence perpetrators in Murshidabad mainly outsiders, says Trinamool MP

IANS | April 13, 2025 12:27 PM

Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Khalilur Rahaman from the Jangipur constituency said on Sunday that initial findings indicate the perpetrators of communal violence in certain areas of the minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal, which has been tense in recent days due to protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, were primarily outsiders and not residents of the district.

Bengal govt's measures to control unrest in Murshidabad not adequate: Calcutta HC

IANS | April 13, 2025 12:14 AM

Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) The measures, taken by the West Bengal government to control communal unrest in Murshidabad district during the last few days over protests against the newly promulgated Waqf (Amendment) Act turning violent, were not adequate, observed a special division bench of Calcutta High Court while ordering Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) deployment in the district till April 17.

MP CM Mohan Yadav's sharp rebuke: Any Indian who disdains cowsheds loses right to live in India

IANS | April 12, 2025 11:48 PM

Bhopal, April 12 (IANS) In a pointed critique of Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav's remarks concerning the "foul smell in cowsheds", Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav retaliated by making a veiled attack without naming him and declared on Saturday that “any Indian who perceives such a scent as offensive forfeits their moral claim to reside in India".