Kolkata. Protests have erupted in many parts of the country -- Murshidabad district and other districts in West Bengal, and in other Indian cities Mumbai, Jaipur, Lucknow, and Srinagar.
Police have arrested more than 110 persons in the Murshidabad district in West Bengal after widespread violence during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. The unrest, which began on Friday, affected many districts, including Hooghly, Malda, and South Parganas. Protesters were seen torching vehicles on fire, obstructing roads, and throwing stones at police personnel.
Several vehicles, including police vans, were set on fire, stones were hurled at security forces, and roads were blocked during protests over Waqf Act on Friday.
As per official the violence was specifically intense in Murshidabad’s Suti and Samserganj areas. A senior official stated to PTI, “Around 70 people have been arrested from Stuti and another from Samserganj.”
Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday said the Waqf (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in the state. The CM said the law was made by the Centre, and answers should be sought from it.
"My sincere appeal to people of all religions, please remain calm, remain restrained. Do not engage in any irreligious behaviour in the name of religion. Every human life is precious; do not incite riots for the sake of politics. Those who are inciting riots are harming society," she said in a post on X.
Media reported that raids are continuing across all affected districts in West Bengal to arrest those who are involved.
