Stability has returned to Murshidabad after violence against Waqf Act: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that stability has returned to Murshidabad following the violence that took place in the district during protests against the Waqf Act in April, PTI reported.

“I could have gone to Murshidabad earlier, but if there is no peace and stability there, we should not go and disturb,” the Trinamool Congress chief was quoted as saying by PTI before she left for a two-day visit to the region. “Stability has returned to Murshidabad long back. Today, I am going there.”

The chief minister added that she would visit Dhuliyan town and provide compensation to persons whose houses and shops were damaged during the violence in April.

Later in the day, Banerjee added: “I won’t blame a particular community. Those who want to take political advantage are the ones who would run first after a riot breaks out. They are the enemies of Bengal. Everyone is my friend, but those who instigate riots, I don’t consider them as my friends.”

Violence broke out in Murshidabad on April 11 and 12 during protests against amendments to the Act passed by Parliament on April 4. Three persons, including 72-year-old Harogobind Das and his 40-year-old son Chandan Das, were killed in the violence.

The third fatality was that of a man...

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