Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday accused the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of creating a “Bangladesh-like situation” in the state in the wake of the recent communal violence in Murshidabad district.
Speaking to reporters in Kolkata, Ghosh alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had conspired to instil fear among Hindus by disturbing communal harmony ahead of Ram Navami.
“By creating a disturbed atmosphere in the state before Ram Navami, they created a conspiracy to trap Hindus inside their homes, which proved to be unsuccessful. Despite the disturbance, Hindus came out in larger numbers to celebrate Ram Navami,” Ghosh said.
Ghosh further claimed that the administration was failing in its duties and instead indulging in blame games while tensions flared in certain Hindu-majority regions.
“The Mamata government is helping to create a Bangladesh-like situation here. If they claim the miscreants are outsiders, why are they not being caught? What are the police doing? It is not the government's duty to play the blame game. They are trying to create an atmosphere of fear in the Hindu-minority regions ahead of the assembly elections. Elections should be held under the President's rule, under the watchful eye of the Election Commission. Otherwise, the Hindus will not be able to vote,” he added.
Meanwhile, fellow BJP leader Rahul Sinha echoed the criticism, holding the state government responsible for the violence that erupted in Murshidabad.
“This government wants riots. Otherwise, there was no reason for Mamata Banerjee to make such provocative remarks,” Sinha alleged.
He further claimed that the Chief Minister tried to incite unrest at a namaz event and subsequently stoked tensions over the Waqf Amendment Bill.
“She made the most provocative statements on the Waqf Amendment Bill, and everyone is suffering as a result. She tried to create communal tensions at a namaz event so that riots would break out at Ram Navami. When that plan failed, she used the Waqf issue to incite violence. This is why the Murshidabad violence broke out,” said Sinha.
Violence had erupted in Murshidabad district on Saturday, 12 April, during protests against the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. According to the police, three persons lost their lives in the ensuing clashes.
In response, the West Bengal Police said they had arrested 150 individuals in connection with the violence. Security arrangements were tightened across affected areas, including Samserganj, Dhuliyan, and Suti, to maintain peace and prevent further disturbances.
On the same day, a special bench of the Calcutta High Court ordered the immediate deployment of central forces in Murshidabad to restore order, acknowledging the widespread nature of the violence linked to the protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
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