NEW DELHI: A Dawoodi Bohra community delegation met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and thanked him for the newly passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, describing the law as their community’s long-awaited requirement.It was a long-pending demand of the community, they said, according to news agency ANI. The delegation further expressed confidence in the Prime … Read more
As the situation in strife-torn Murshidabad district in West Bengal slowly returns to normal, sitting in his chamber in his house at Ratanpur station crossing, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)’s MLA from Farakka, Manirul Islam, explains why he left his old house in Dhulian after protests against the Waqf Amendment Act spiralled into violence on … Read more
Mamata Banerjee and Amit Shah KOLKATA: Mob violence in Bengal’s Murshidabad over the new waqf law was “a pre-planned communal riot” orchestrated by BJP with the help of central agencies, CM Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday, insinuating that home minister Amit Shah had a role to play in it.Mamata also questioned what she said was an … Read more
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Tuesday compared the attack on Hindus in certain villages in West Bengal following the violence over the Waqf Act with similar incidents in Kashmir, and called for an intervention by the Centre in case the state government fails to rein in violence. In a statement, Milind Parande, VHP’s National General … Read more
Amid the ongoing violence in the state over the Waqf Amendment Act, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday made a strong appeal for peace, saying that while citizens have every right to protest, no one should take the law into their own hands. Mamata Banerjee’s remarks come in the wake of violent clashes … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday termed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee as “Modern day Jinnah” and claimed that her party’s actions are akin to Muslim League in 1940’s.Condemning Mamata’s silence over the death of the three people in the violent protests in Murshidabad, BJP leader Tarun Chugh accused the TMC-led government of … Read more
Clashes erupted in West Bengal’s Murshidabad on Friday after protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent, killing three people so far and injuring dozens others. Amid all this, a post by Trinamool Congress MP and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan has drawn ire of the Bharatiya Janata Party and also users on social media. Yusuf … Read more
Three deaths have been reported in Waqf-related violence at Samserganj in West Bengal’s Murshidabad, news agency PTI quoted police as saying on Saturday, shortly after which the Calcutta high court ordered the deployment of the central forces in the clash-hit district. A charred vehicle after violent clashes following protests over Waqf Act at Jangipur, in … Read more