West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose (PTI Photo)
New Delhi: West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose presented a detailed report to the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday, which was associated with recent riots in Murshidabad district, warning that “Twin Spector of Radical and Milit an extremism” presents a serious challenge in the state.
The violence, which flared up during the protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, claimed the lives of at least three persons, including a man and his son, and many others.
“Twin viewers of fanaticism and extremism give a serious challenge to West Bengal, especially in many districts sharing an international border with Bangladesh, ie, Murshidabad and Malda. In these two districts, in these two districts, there is an unfavorable demographic composition with Hindus, an adverse demographic composition with Hindus, another district, visit, utir Dinajpur.
He said that the violence appeared “prefabricated” and alleged that the state government “was aware of the adjacent construction of the threat to law and order in Murshidabad”.
“As a notification of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 was issued on 08.04.2025, it was revealed in Murshidabad district that it was out of control and continued for several days. The report said.
Bose highlighted administrative deficiencies during unrest. He said, “Apparently, the sequence of events, which reflects the lack of coordination between administration and law enforcement agencies, either very weak to move to the challenge or was reluctant to do so,” he said.
In the major recommendations in the report, the governor asked for several measures, such as setting up the post of central forces in the boundary districts and the appointment of an inquiry commission under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952.
He urged the Union Government to build a law to empower the Union Government to work on the state law enforcement failure.
“Craving an overlapping law to empower the Union Government to maintain law and order if the state’s machinery is failed to work effectively. Craving a commission of investigation under the commissions of the inquiry Act, 1952, to see the acts of the reports of default and commission and to prevent such incidents to prevent such events to prevent such events and move down to the provisions, below, below, below provisions. Article 356 of the Constitution Also remain, ”the report mentions.
While the inclusion of Article 356 in the report attracted attention, a government official clarified the intention of the Governor. When asked about the context, the officer told PTI, “The Governor has not proposed to implement Article 356. He says that the provisions of Article 356 of the Constitution are open to the center if the situation in the state worse.” Article 356 allows the implementation of President’s rule in a state.
The governor further said, “To go out of the history of political violence that the state is prone to other districts of the state near Murshidabad violence, I can suggest that the Government of India consider constitutional options not only to investigate the current situation but also to instill people’s trust in the rule of law.”
He also expressed concern over the growing communal polarization in the region. “Divisions are so deep that even in the face of an increase in violence, the ‘undertaking’ of the Chief Minister is repeated that it will protect minority interests, and that the Act will not be implemented in the state, the Muslim community has reduced greatly to assimilate or stem the tide. This law should be established strongly, and the police should stop the violence.”
He warned of the possibility that unrest in Murshidabad could spread to other parts of the state and insisted that the central government “consider constitutional options to conduct an inquiry on the current situation, besides instilling people in the rule of law”.
So far, Trinmool Congress and State Administration officials have not responded to the claim made in the Governor’s report.
