Murshidabad limps back to normalcy, schools reopen

Daily life in Murshidabad gradually resumed amid tight security after the violent protests that erupted in various areas against the Waqf Act.

- Agencies

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear an application seeking President's rule in West Bengal over the communal violence in Murshidabad, even as it observed remarks were being made against it for allegedly encroaching upon the legislative turf through recent judgments.

West Bengal residents Devdutta Maji and Mani Munjal sought the President's Rule in the state, citing alleged attacks on Hindus after protests against the new law for regulating and managing Waqf or Islamic charitable endowments this month.

Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain mentioned the plea and requested it be heard along with pending petitions for the imposition of President's rule over the violence in West Bengal following the 2021 assembly elections.

A bench of justices Bhushan R Gavai and AG Masih asked Jain: "You want us to issue a writ of mandamus [directing a public official, government body, or agency] to impose President's Rule. As it is, we are being blamed for encroaching upon the legislative and executive functions."