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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a political rally in Bengal and launched a scathing attack on the Mamata government over atrocities against women and corruption.
PM Modi addresses political rally in Bengal’s Alipurduar (PTI Image)
In his first public remarks on the Murshidabad riots, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on Mamata Banerjee’s “nirmam sarkaar” (merciless government) and said that the Trinamool Congress corporator was involved in earmarking homes of people to be torched during the violence.
His remarks came weeks after communal violence erupted in Samserganj and Dhulian areas of Murshidabad on April 11 and 12 against the Waqf Amendment Act. Three people died in the riots while several others were injured. PM Modi’s statement was based on the fact-finding committee report that was submitted to the Calcutta High Court earlier this month.
PM Modi’s Political Rally In Bengal
Attacking the Mamata government at a political rally in West Bengal’s Alipurduar, the Prime Minister said that the state government allowed hooliganism in the name of appeasement.
“Whatever happened in Murshidabad and Malda was an example of the government’s ruthlessness here… In the name of appeasement, hooliganism was given a free hand. Imagine the horrific situation when the people of a party running the government identify and burn people’s houses, and the police act as mere spectators,” he said.
#WATCH | Alipurduar, West Bengal | PM Narendra Modi says, “Whatever happened in Murshidabad and Malda was an example of the government’s ruthlessness here… In the name of appeasement, hooliganism was given a free hand. Imagine the horrific situation when the people of a party… pic.twitter.com/mUVL0xEp49— ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2025
With the Assembly elections less than a year away, PM Modi said that the people of the state no longer have faith in the TMC government and unveiled a slogan against Mamata.
“I ask the poor people of Bengal, is this how a government runs?… Here, the court has to intervene on every issue. Otherwise, nothing gets resolved. The people of Bengal do not trust the TMC government anymore… ‘Bengal mein machi cheekh pukaar, nahi chahiye nirmam sarkar’,” he said.
Murshidabad Riots Fact-Finding Panel Report
According to a fact-finding committee, which submitted its report to the Calcutta High Court, the victims told the members that the TMC leaders were present at the site of the violence.
The report further said that the attacks were directed by the local councillor Mehboob Alam, adding that the local police were “completely inactive and absent”.
Making a big charge, the report said that the main attack took place after 2.30 pm in Murshidabad when Mehboob Alam “came with miscreants”.
The report alleged that Samserganj MLA Amirul Islam “came, saw which houses were not attacked, and then the attackers set them ablaze. The villagers of Betbona telephoned, but the West Bengal Police did not respond. The MLA was also present. He saw the vandalism and went away”.
Alam had dismissed the allegations, claiming that he was with people from the Hindu community the day the incident took place.
Islam, too, rejected the charges and claimed that he was “trying to stop the miscreants”.
“I was one of the few party leaders who did it. It was my duty. Later, I toured the area and provided relief to people. This is a conspiracy,” he claimed.
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Alipurduar, India, India
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