Bengal BJP chief visits Malda relief camp, blames TMC for Murshidabad violence

WEST Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Monday visited a relief camp in Malda district, where hundreds of families from Murshidabad have taken shelter after fleeing their homes amidst violence during protests over the Wakf Amendment Act.

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Majumdar, the Union Minister of State for Education, visited the makeshift camp set up at Paralalpur High School in Kaliachak Block 3, where he interacted with the displaced families, many of whom are women and children.

According to local officials, as many as 640 people have taken refuge in Malda, with 550 currently staying in the high school camp, and the rest housed in nearby villages with their relatives.

"Many women broke down while recounting their ordeal," Majumdar told reporters after his visit.

"Their homes were torched, property destroyed and they received life threats. One woman has taken refuge here with her four-day-old baby,” he said.