Mamata claims Murshidabad riots pre-planned, fuelled by BJP, BSF

West Bengal Chief Minister CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called the recent communal clashes in Murshidabad preplanned accusing sections of the Border Security Force BSF central agencies under the Ministry of Home Affairs MHA and the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP of fueling tensions by allegedly aiding crossborder movement from BangladeshAccording to PTI Mamata Banerjee demanded that PM Modi should stop implementing the atrocious Waqf Amendment Act while addressing a meeting with Muslim religious leaders Mamata also warned that it would divide the nation and requested PM Modi to rein in Union Home Minister Amit Shah whom she had accused of harming the nation most for his political agendaThe TMC supremo claimed that despite the volatile situation in neighbouring Bangladesh the Centre rushed through the Waqf Amendment Act and allowed illegal crossborder infiltration both of which she alleged contributed to the unrest in BengalBanerjee alleged that a section of the BSF and certain central agencies under the Home Ministry played a role in facilitating the violence and ordered a probe into the role of the border guarding force reported PTII came across news claiming the role of elements from across the border in the Murshidabad unrest Is it not the role of the BSF to guard the border The BSF is under the Ministry of Home Affairs MHA The state government does not guard the international border The Central government cant evade responsibility I will find out who the BSF had financed in the border areas by paying money to local youths to pelt stones during the violence the CM saidShe announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of the victims and directed the state Chief Secretary to initiate an inquiry into the BSFs actions PTI reportedI would request the Prime Minister to keep a check on Amit Shah He is harming the country the most to serve his political interests Why is he Amit Shah in such a hurry He will never become the Prime Minister and what will he do once Modiji leaves The PM must see how his home minister is misusing central agencies PM Modiji must control him Banerjee statedThe CM has further alleged that BJPbacked outsiders had entered West Bengal to instigate Murshidabad violenceWhy were BJP goons from outside allowed to come and create chaos before fleeing the scene Accountability must be fixed They want to polarise and divide Hindus and Muslims They want their Jumla government Dont divide the country unite it instead she statedThe previous week Banerjee had announced that the Waqf Amendment Act would be implemented in BengalTerming the newly passed Waqf Amendment Act as atrocious and antifederal Mamata Banerjee questioned the Centres haste in enacting it and urged the Prime Minister to halt its implementation in the current formI want to challenge and ask the Government of India why the haste in pushing through the Waqf Amendment Act Were you unaware of the tense situation in Bangladesh Bengal shares borders with Bangladesh Nepal and Bhutan Hold meetings with Muhammad Yunus sign pacts and agreements I will welcome anything that benefits the country But what is your plan sparking riots through certain agencies that allow crossborder movement Mamata questionedBanerjee stated that if the Centre wanted to change the Waqf Act it could have gone for a constitutional amendmentThe chief minister firmly denied the oppositions claim that the ruling Trinamool Congress was involved in the Murshidabad violenceIf the TMC was behind this Waqfrelated violence as the opposition alleges why were the homes of our party leaders attacked she askedNo one has the right to forcibly take control of religious properties the TMC leader addedThe TMC supremo appealed to the INDIA bloc parties to unite in fighting against the Waqf ActI appeal to the INDIA alliance through you Lets unite and fight this together with courage This isnt just a personal issue it will impact everyone Today they are targeting one group Tomorrow it could be another After this they are even talking about bringing in a Uniform Civil Code she saidBanerjee claimed that the BJPs alleged attempts to incite violence during Ram Navami had failed and reiterated her commitment to maintaining communal harmonyYou people jointly foiled their plans on Ram Navami Stay alert I would also like to say that there are traitors in every community If the BJP tries to provoke people in the name of HinduMuslim you must stand up The Imam Sahab must also play a role We want peace As long as we are here we will not allow anyone to divide Hindus and Muslims she saidAs long as I am here I will not allow the division of people I want unity she addedWith PTI inputsatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params