Murshidabad unrest: Calcutta HC intervenes, ‘We can’t stay silent’; Waqf Act layers of central forces amidst protests. Bharat News
New Delhi: Calcutta High Court Order for immediate deployment on Saturday Central armed police force (CAPF) in West Bengal Murshidabad DistrictAllegedly associated with fatal violence Protest Against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. At least three people have died and more than 100 people have been arrested in a clash that shook the area.
A division bench led by Justice Samen Sen, said, “The court could not keep its eyes closed under such circumstances,” the court was hearing an immediate petition on a court leave, underlining the gravity of the situation.
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The central forces, the court ordered, will assist the state administration in restoring the general situation in the affected areas, especially Suti, Dhulian and Samesarganj, which has seen the most intensive violence. Seven companies of the Border Security Force (BSF) have already been sent to these areas, the state lawyer informed the bench.
However, the petitioner’s counsel represents the Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition Suvendu officerArgued that the deployment was ineffective and was not being implemented properly on the ground.
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The court has asked both the Center and the West Bengal government to submit a detailed report on the situation. A special bench, including Justice Samen Sen and Raja Basu Chaudhary, was formed by Chief Justice TS Shivganam to hear the case. The next hearing has been scheduled for 17 April.
The Waqf (Amendment) Act increases in the communally sensitive pockets of Murshidabad, along with the trade defects and security concerns of political leaders, in some parts of Bengal on the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
