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TMC accuses BJP of distorting Mamata's statement on Waqf
The Statesman
|April 10, 2025
Trinamul leader Kunal Ghosh has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for twisting CM Mamata Banerjee's comments on the Waqf Amendment Bill.
"The comments made by CM Mamata Banerjee on Waqf are being distorted by the BJP to create a baseless narrative. She made her stand clear that divisive politics based on religion will not be allowed in Bengal. Irrespective of how they arm-twisted their way in with Waqf in Parliament, no one in Bengal should be worried as the Trinamul Congress government is in power, and it would ensure no harm came to its people. As the state's guardian, Mamata Banerjee can give such assurances. We strongly condemn how the statement is being twisted by the BJP for its propaganda...The BJP cannot tolerate that Mamata Banerjee is for
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