Murshidabad violence planned by BJP: CM
Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a 'great liar', Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that the violence at Rezinagar in Murshidabad on Wednesday was preplanned by the BJP.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, warned the BJP against “playing with fire”, asserting that peaceful protests will continue as long as the new citizenship law is not rolled back. Speaking at a protest rally in Kolkata, the Trinamool Congress chief accused the BJP of not keeping its promises and attacked Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s remark about putting on hold compensation to families of two people killed in police firing on anti-CAA protesters in Mangaluru.
The government would not give a single rupee to their families if the investigation proved the involvement of two persons in the violence during the December 19 protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the Karnataka CM had told reporters on Wednesday.
The West Bengal chief minister asked students to carry on with their protests. In her seventh protest in ten days, Banerjee also told the students that she will always be by their side. “Do not fear anybody. I warn the BJP not to play with fire,” Banerjee said.
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The Trinamool Congress chief, who is leading a protest march from Rajabazar to Mullick Bazar in central Kolkata, alleged students speaking against the CAA are being threatened by the BJP. “We express our solidarity with the students of Jamia Millia, IIT-Kanpur and other universities who are protesting against the CAA and the NRC,” she said.
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