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‘Did Mobs Come Out Of Air’: BJP’s Rejoinder To Mamata’s ‘Divide And Rule’ Charge In Riot-Hit Bengal

‘Did Mobs Come Out Of Air’: BJP’s Rejoinder To Mamata’s ‘Divide And Rule’ Charge In Riot-Hit Bengal

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Last Updated:April 20, 2025, 13:26 IST CM Mamata Banerjee referred to the violence in Murshidabad district amid anti-Waqf Act protests to accuse the BJP of using the incident to play “divisive” politics. BJP IT Cell Head Amit Malviya and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee | File Image The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday hit back at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her “divide and rule game” charge against the saffron party, saying that the TMC supremo has often misled the public. It comes after Banerjee on Saturday referred to the violence in Murshidabad district amid anti-Waqf Act protests and accused the BJP of using the incident to play “divisive” politics. “West Bengal police were already aware of the rallies. Why, then, were they not stopped in advance? Did mobs, weapons, and stones materialize out of thin air?” said BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya in an X post. The BJP leader further said the West Bengal Chief Minister has repeatedly misled the public and demanded that, with accountability long overdue, she must …

Murshidabad violence: Prime accused in murder of father-son in riot-hit held | Latest News India

Murshidabad violence: Prime accused in murder of father-son in riot-hit held | Latest News India

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One of the prime accused in the murder of a man and his son in violence-hit Murshidabad district in West Bengal was arrested, police said on Sunday. Murshidabad: A riot-affected area amid a visit by National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairman Vijaya Rahatkar, on April 19.(PTI) This was the fourth arrest in the killing of the two at Jafrabad in Shamsherganj, a senior officer said. The arrested person, identified as Ziaul Sheikh, a resident of Sulitala Purbapara, the neighbouring village of Jafrabad, has been on the run since the crime took place on April 12. Sheikh was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police along with the Special Investigating Team (SIT) from his hideout in Chopra in Uttar Dinajpur district on Saturday, he said. “This person is one of the prime accused who had conspired and instigated a mob to carry out vandalism at the residence of the deceased and killed Haragobindo Das and his son Chandan Das on April 12,” the officer told PTI. The police have all the …

Of Six Seats In 2020 Riot-Hit Northeast Delhi, BJP, AAP Win Three Each

Of Six Seats In 2020 Riot-Hit Northeast Delhi, BJP, AAP Win Three Each

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New Delhi: Six constituencies of northeast Delhi affected by the 2020 riots witnessed a close contest between the BJP and AAP, with both parties winning three seats each. In Seelampur, AAP’s Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad defeated the BJP’s Anil Kumar Sharma by a margin of 42,477 votes. Ahmad received 59.21 per cent of the votes polls while Sharma got 27.38 per cent of the vote share. While the Congress’ Abdul Rehman, who was the sitting MLA from the seat but had switched sides after being denied ticket by AAP, got only 12.4 per cent votes. Besides Seelampur, AAP was victorious in Babarpur and Gokalpur while the BJP won Mustafabad, Karawal Nagar and Ghonda. AAP’s Delhi convenor and minister in Delhi government Gopal Rai retained his Babarpur seat by a margin of 18,994 votes. He got 53.19 per cent vote share while his opponent, the BJP’s Anil Kumar Vashisht got 39.33 per cent of the votes polled in the seat. The Congress’ Mohammad Ishraq Khan came third with only 8,797 votes. AAP also won the Gokalpur seat …

Congress took a unique ride in riot-hit Nuh

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Two bulldozers stand on either side of the Delhi-Alwar road, their arms outstretched. As people below mill for a rally of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the arms move up and down, showering them with petals. The five boys dropping the petals in fistfuls from atop the bulldozer are cheered lustily by the crowd. A little over a year after bulldozers rolled into Nuh town as part of BJP government action following riots that left six dead, the machines returned in the Haryana Assembly elections as part of the Opposition’s campaign – with the Congress underlining that “the tools of hate” in BJP hands were “messengers of love” in its. Riots had broken out in Nuh on July 31, 2023, during a VHP ‘Brajmandal Yatra’, leaving six, including two Bajrang Dal leaders, a Nuh resident, a Muslim cleric and two home guards, dead. Between August 3 and August 7, as per estimates of district authorities, 443 structures were demolished in Nuh district, including 162 permanent ones. Nearly 80% of those affected in the demolitions were Muslim. …

Haldwani On Track For Normalcy, Schools To Open But Not In Riot-Hit Area

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New Delhi: The situation in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani is slowly returning to normal after Thursday’s violence. Thirty people have been arrested in the matter and the district is still under security blanket. Tomorrow, schools in the district will open and the administration is making all-out efforts to restore normalcy. The riot-hit area, Vanbhulpura, though will remain under the stern eyes of the administration. Schools will remain closed and curfew will stay in place. A platoon of paramilitary forces reached the area today and four others are on way. Five people died and more than 250 people were injured during Thursday’s violence after an illegal madrasa and space for namaz in Malik’s Garden was demolished by the local municipal corporation. The civic team and police had gone to the area with a court order. But they were met with massive protests by local residents, who hit the streets and threw stones. Many vehicles including four JCB machines of the Municipal Corporation were set ablaze by the mob. Around 50 policemen — besides administration officials, protesters and journalists …