Rioters Are Being Brought To Bengal From Outside: CM

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday urged people not to indulge in violence over protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, saying she would be the biggest enemy of anyone trying to trigger fresh riots in the eastern state.

- Joydeep Thakur

KOLKATA:

Addressing a public distribution programme at Suti in Murshidabad district, where large-scale violence erupted during anti-Waqf law protests last month, Banerjee reiterated that the recently enforced Waqf Act would not be implemented in West Bengal.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) further alleged that rioters are being brought to the state from outside to orchestrate violence and urged people not to create division among themselves by paying heed to the "BJP or religious fundamentalists".

"There is no question of (implementing) Waqf Act in West Bengal. If you have to protest over Waqf Amendment Bill, then go to Delhi. If anyone's rights are taken away in Bengal, I am there to protect it," she said.