- KOLKATA — Almost a month after the communal violence broke out in
minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal during protests over the
Waqf Act, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be on a two-day visit to the
district from Monday.
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- As per the tentative schedule of the Chief Minister, she
will be reaching Murshidabad’s administrative headquarters of Baharampur in the
evening and will have an organisational meeting.
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- On Tuesday, she will visit the strife-affected spots like
Dhulian and Samserganj, and interact with the people there. The Chief Minister
will also address an administrative review meeting at Dhulian.
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- The communal violence broke out in Murshidabad and a few
other places on April 8. Hundreds of Hindus fled from their homes and took
shelter in nearby districts. The violence continued till the High Court ordered
the deployment of paramilitary forces on April 12.
Read: CPI(M) demands judicial probe into Murshidabad riots, says violence 'scripted for political gains'
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- Five-time former Congress Lok Sabha member from West
Bengal and also the former state president of the party in West Bengal, Adhir
Ranjan Chowdhury, has ridiculed the Chief Minister’s late arrival at
Murshidabad.
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- “I am sure that after coming here, she will try to give
the impression that nothing major happened in Murshidabad last month,”
Chowdhury said.
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- The Chief Minister’s visit to Murshidabad is happening
just a day after information surfaced about Governor C.V, Ananda Bose
submitting a report to the Union Ministry of Home affairs where he has
highlighted various lapses and drawbacks on part of the state government in
handling the communal violence in the district in particular, and West Bengal
in general.
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- Last month, when the communal violence at Murshidabad was
at its peak, the Chief Minister not only clarified why she was not visiting
Murshidabad then but also requested the Governor to cancel his scheduled tour
to the troubled pockets in the state.
