New Delhi, May 5 || The BJP launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday, criticising her for what they termed a "delayed and politically calculated" visit to Murshidabad, a district recently rocked by communal violence linked to protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, in which three people were killed.
Leading the charge, JPC Chairman and BJP MP, Jagdambika Pal accused CM Banerjee of abandoning her constitutional responsibility during the height of the unrest.
"It is already too late. When the violence was happening, she remained silent. She didn't meet with the clerics in Kolkata. While the violence was unfolding, the police stood by as mute spectators, as fathers and sons were being killed," he professed.
He alleged that the state government failed to protect its citizens, especially the Hindu community.
"During the violence, the state was responsible. A large number of Hindus crossed the river from Murshidabad to Malda for safety. She didn’t go to bring them back. And now, after the rioters have completed their rampage and unleashed destruction, she decides to visit," Pal added.
Echoing Pal’s sentiment, senior BJP leader and former state party president Dilip Ghosh also criticised the Chief Minister’s timing and outreach. "Mamata Banerjee should have visited Murshidabad earlier. Why didn’t she go? She called the Imams here, held meetings, praised them, and inaugurated temples, but she never went to the places where Hindus were suffering," Ghosh stated.