‘Migrating within Bengal’: State Minister makes bizarre claim as hundreds flee homes amid anti-Waqf riots in India

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> On Friday, the Murshidabad district witnessed large-scale violence during protests over the new Waqf law. Police vans were torched, stones were hurled at security personnel, and roadblocks brought life to a standstill in several towns.

> Hakim, who is also the Kolkata mayor, claimed that “everything is alright” and that police would act against those behind the Murshidabad violence.

> “People are relocating within Bengal, not fleeing the state. The administration is taking all possible steps to restore normalcy. The violence is unfortunate, and police are working to identify those responsible,” said Hakim

> BJP leader of leader of opposition in West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday claimed that more than 400 Hindus were forced to flee their homes in Dhulian, Murshidabad, following communal violence in the region.

> A special division bench of the Calcutta high court, during a hearing on Saturday, noted that the measures taken by the state to control communal unrest in the Murshidabad district over the previous few days were inadequate.

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